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bikers and motorcycle gangs  

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  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs have been a constant feature of organized crime in North America. Traditionally, bikers were representative of a very American-style cultural model that emphasized the open road and a flagrant disregard for conventional or mainstream values. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime & Justice; Bikers and Motorcycle Gangs]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RXHR71PQ-B

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