Illegal Activities Of Criminal Bikie Gangs - 1400 Words

`Do Queensland’s ‘tough new laws’ of 2013 that ‘target the illegal activities of criminal bikie gangs’ violate the human rights of motorcycle club members and other members of the public? The Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act (VLAD) was brought into action 2013. The act states that â€Å"a person is a vicious lawless associate if the person commits a declared offence; and at the time the offence is committed, or during the course of the commission of the offence, is a participant in the affairs of an association (relevant association) and did or omitted to do the act that constitutes the declared offence for the purpose of, or in the course of participating in the affairs of, the relevant association. However, a person is not a vicious lawless associate if the person proves that the relevant association is not an association that has, as 1 of its purposes, the purpose of engaging in, or conspiring to engage in, declared offences.† This Act allows the police force to charge/arrest any person if it can be proven that they are associated with ‘bikie gangs’, have a logo relating to a gang or are in part of a group of three or more associates. The sentencing that is related to the VLAD Laws state that the associate will be imprisoned for the duration of time related tot heir committed offence and then a further fifteen years must be served along with their original sentence. Essentially it means that if you are associated with a bikie gang and commit a crime â€Å"forShow MoreRelatedOutlaw Motorcycle Gangs949 Words   |  4 PagesOutlaw Motorcycle Gangs/Clubs (OMG’s/OMC’s) Just 3 months after Campbell Newman’s war against bikie gangs in Queensland, 460 offenders have been charged, numerous clubhouses vacated and colours handed in. In addition to these figures statistics show a dramatic decrease in bikie related crime on the Gold Coast including: assaults dropping 16 percent, armed robbery dropping 42 percent and unlawful entry dropping 26 percent. Despite this decrease in criminal activity the Australian Crime CommissionRead MoreThe Mongols: The Crimes They Commit Essay995 Words   |  4 PagesMongols are one of the biggest motorcycle gangs and organized crime groups. This writer will examine the Mongols criminal activity to prove that they are an organized crime group. This will be done through the examination of the group’s involvement in racketeering, murder, guns, drugs, and assault. One crime that the Mongols commit that make them an organized crime group is Racketeering. Racketeering is defined as carrying out illegal business activities, usually by an organized crime group. DuringRead MoreOutlaw Motorcycle Gangs Law Reform2079 Words   |  9 Pagesï » ¿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. According the Australian Crime Commission1. (ACC), Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs are among the most detectable components of Australia’s criminal landscapes and because unlike other criminal organisations who try and keep themselves anonymous, OMCGs on