Chapter 1: The Legacy of Violence
Chapter 2: Bikers as Folk Devils
Chapter 3: Motorcycle Clubs, Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (OMCs), and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs)
Chapter4: Spreading Biker Violence: Transnational Expansion of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs/Gangs
Chapter 5: The Culture of Violence in the Outlaw Biker Community
Chapter 6: "Bad Men" in the Outlaw Biker Community
Chapter 7: Violent Public Events and Biker Wars: Events That Trigger Moral Panic
Chapter 8: The Waco Debacle: Response to a Moral Panic
Biography
Thomas Barker, Ph.D., an international expert on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice of Eastern Kentucky University. A former police officer, police academy instructor, professor at four universities, and Dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Jacksonville State University, Barker has been conducting research and writing on biker gangs for more than 15 years. He is past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences as well as of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, which annually issues the Tom Barker Award for Undergraduate Student Service in his name. He is the author or coauthor of 17 books and numerous articles, and frequently speaks to groups and in documentaries on organized crime. The Mob Museum, a popular attraction located in Las Vegas, Nevada, presented an Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs exhibit featuring an original video including interviews with Barker.
