Patched
eBook - PDF

Patched

The History of Gangs in New Zealand

  1. 343 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Patched

The History of Gangs in New Zealand

About this book

For more than five decades, gangs have played a pivotal role in New Zealand crime life, beginning with the bodgies and widgies of the 1950s. Based on 10 years of gang research, thisĀ bookĀ chronicles the rise of the Hell's Angels and other bike gangs in the 1960s, the growth of the Mongrel Mob and Black Power in the 1970s, andĀ organized crime during the last decade. With descriptions of such events as the Devil's Henchmen throwing Molotov cocktails at the Epitaph Riders in Christchurch's first gang war andĀ Black Power members surrounding Prime Minister Rob Muldoon at Wellington's Royal Tiger Tavern, it also discusses the significance of colors and class.Ā With accounts fromĀ gang members, police, and politicians, this violent and sometimes horrifying book transports its readersĀ toĀ a tough yet revealing part of New Zealand life.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER ONE: Twist and Shout: Rock ā€™nā€™ Roll and the Rebellious Teenager, 1950ā€“1960
  7. CHAPTER TWO: Angels in Auckland: The Rise of the Outlaw Clubs, 1960ā€“1970
  8. CHAPTER THREE: Mongrelism and Mana: The Rise of the Patched Street Gangs, 1960sā€“1970s
  9. CHAPTER FOUR: Conflict and Consequence: Wars, Riots, and the Police, 1970s
  10. CHAPTER FIVE: The Prime Minister and the Patch: The Rise and Fall of the Social Agenda, 1980ā€“1990
  11. CHAPTER SIX: Oi! Asians and Institutions: New Developments and an Evolutionary Shift, 1990s
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN: Underworld Entrepreneurialism: The Gangs and Profit-driven Crime, 1990s
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT: Blue Vision: Legislating Against the ā€˜Gang Menaceā€™, 1996ā€“
  14. CHAPTER NINE: Trials and Challenges: The Problems of the Patched Gangs, 2000ā€“
  15. CHAPTER TEN: History Repeats: Official Responses, 2000ā€“
  16. CONCLUSION: Gang Evolution, Gang Control, Gang Nation
  17. NOTES
  18. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  19. INDEX