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As organised crime makes headlines, are bikie gangs the threat they are made out to be?

  • Written by Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University
As organised crime makes headlines, are bikie gangs the threat they are made out to be?Victoria Police

Organised crime has been front page news after the Australian Federal Police revealed its pivotal role in a multinational sting, three years in the making.

Along with drug cartels, the mafia and Asian crime syndicates, the AFP listed bikie gangs as one of the prime targets of Operation Ironside, with media reports also highlighting...

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