Outlaw Motorcycle Bandidos

Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) is a contemporary issue that engulfs Australian society. What makes prosecution of such gangs so complex is the strong foothold that gangs have in organised crime and the façade that is worn in order to evade the eyes of the law. Various responses have been implemented in order to cease all violence and more importantly disenfranchise organised crime and prosecute those within the illegal syndicates. Legal responses put into act are: task forces and intelligence and lastly, targeting the organisation and membership. The non-legal responses on the other hand are, the media and the formation of political parties.

Devil’s Diciples Motorcycle Club, with “disciples” intentionally misspelled, is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan with chapters across the United States. It is a violent biker gang with around 250 patched members throughout the country; approximately 60 patched members being in Michigan alone. They prefer to keep their numbers small, making it easier to control them politically.

Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG’s) inhabit an active presence in all states and territories in Australia. Some members of these gangs are responsible for serious organised crime and yet the total gang and membership numbers of Australian OMCGs is rising.

Criminal law is a construct of the government, enforced through tangible measures. In a democratic society, the government is elected by the citizens, and as such, laws are generally conceived with the aim to reflect whatever ethical or moral standards are presently acceptable. However, in order to be truly effective, some legislation must circumvent current sociological viewpoints in order to create laws that are genuinely in the best interests of society. This results in a delicate balancing act, as lawmakers attempt to weigh the views of the majority against the need for laws to be both reasoned and objective.

''The tendency of those who execute the criminal laws of the country to obtain convictions by means of unlawful searches and enforced confessions . . . should find no sanction in the judgment of the courts which are charged at all times with the support of the Constitution and to which people of all conditions have a right to appeal for the maintenance of such fundamental rights.'' [9]

This report will examine the laws pertaining to the bikie legislation focusing on the VLAD laws and assess their suitability. Using stakeholders perspectives and by investigative procedure, the best possible way to move forward with this current legal issue will be attained. This will be done by considering possible reforms and making recommendations based on knowledge

January 30th changes were made to the crimes act (2000) to help stop one punch violence in Sydney’s CBD after a senseless act of violence took the life of a Sydney teen. The changes that were made, gives a harsher jail sentence if a life is taken, and if the attacker if intoxicated at the time there is a minimum sentence of eight years, this is only the second time in recent history a minimum sentence has been put in place. More transport out of the CBD was also put into place after the amendment was passed, to give a safe option home after a night out. Places that sell alcohol have also been effected by having to stop people from purchasing alcohol after a certain time.

Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013 was a controversial Act introduced the Newman government in Queensland. The purpose of the legislation was to primarily “punish members of criminal organisations that commit serious offences” (VLAD, 2013). However, many social groups and legal experts have regarded the law was an unjust law which targets bikie association members. The act was passed on 16 October 2013, and went into effect immediately. The relevant Minister is required to review the Act after 3 years. The Act applies to legal organisations and "any other group of 3 or more persons by whatever name called, whether associated formally or informally and whether the group is legal or illegal." The Act declares a person to be

These laws will help to remove bikies from the industry and consequently reduce the reasons for rival gangs to fight turf wars, as these businesses will no longer be symbols of gang territories. Prior to the creation of the Tattoo Parlour Act 2012, was the fatal brawl at Sydney Domestic Airport Terminal March 2009 between members of the Comancheros and Hells Angels. This fatal brawl has been linked with the Hells Angles opening a tattoo parlour on what was considered Comancheros turf. This is one example of a fatal event caused by outlaw motorcycle gangs and unfortunately is not an isolated incident, simply showing how necessary the law change is in relation to the issue of the stranglehold motorcycle gangs have over the tattoo

The Border Force Act goes much further than any other Commonwealth, state or territory legislation in seeking to reduce scrutiny of government actions in a detention setting. This legislation is antithetical to a society that professes to be a liberal democracy where independent scrutiny of, and protection for those who lift the veil on human rights abuses ought be the norm.

This paper examines the exclusionary rule. Explains the reasons for the origin of the exclusionary rule. The paper contends that use of the exclusionary rule has enabled guilty criminals to go free and that its original intention has been so distorted that it no longer fulfills its intended function and is instead a tool for protecting the rights of criminals Not only how it came about but, the true meaning as well as the exceptions. There are also a number of cases mentioned throughout the paper that have played some role in the exclusionary.

In previous time when majority of citizen actually heard an Outlaw motorcycle gang riding through their town all they felt was fear because they knew what the motorcycle gang actually meant. All they could see in there eyes was desaster, drug trades, and violence. On the other hand there is a small sum of minorities that actually believe that the outlaw motorcycle gang is not what we thought they are to be. Yes, maybe they do start fights or they do trade drug but a few see pass that and noticed that they a real everyday people that just carry honor and brotherhood. One of those people who saw pass the fights and drugs, but saw the honor and brotherhood was a women name Adele Kubein. She was actually in an outlaw motorcycle gang, specifically

The Act shows little evidence that it is working, for example, PR attempted to leave the rehabilitation facility and was taken to court. She was the first person to face charges for escaping under the Act. However, she was released since it was “an error of law”. Nova Peris, a senator for Northern Territory stated that the Act is a ‘racist act’ since it criminalised Aboriginal Australians with alcohol problems and tries to rehabilitate them, but it was

It has become evident that the first step towards a safer Queensland nightlife is the reduction of alcohol and drug related violence. On 6 June 2014, Premier Campbell Newman announced the Safe Night Out Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Qld) , which introduces a new offence in the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) , section 314A Unlawful Striking Causing Death . This new insertion stipulates that, “a person who unlawfully strikes another person to the head or neck and causes the death of the other person is guilty of a crime .” The term “strike” has been defined under s 314A (7) as directly applying force to the person by, “punching, kicking, or by otherwise hitting using any part of the body, with or without the use of a dangerous or offensive weapon

The implementation of the Lisbon Treaty gave rise to the European Parliament becoming a key participant in the field of European Criminal Justice. Since the 1990s the European Union has been gradually constructing a framework of measures designed to enhance the cooperation between Member States in the area of criminal investigations and prosecutions. A fundamental aim of the EU is to construct an area of freedom justice and security without internal boundaries, and with full respect for basic human rights, all of these factors are interlinked. The success in one area of the criminal justice system relies on the cooperation in other areas. In order for the European Union to ensure that cross-border criminal proceedings are effective and at the same time fair, the principle of mutual recognition and how operational it is within measures must be considered. The Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was adopted ten years and was the first concrete measure to acknowledge the principle of mutual recognition. Since then there has been proposed measures established to try and eradicate some of the issues which have arose through the EAW. Two such measures are the proposed European Investigation Order (EIO) and the newer proposed European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO). The purpose of this paper is to analyse The EAW and how it has been transposed into European law, assessing any problems with its functions. It will consider the potential of two