Pivot points

Question 1

what was the first pivot point?

Answer 1

the arrival of the hells angels, which changes everything.

Question 2

what was the second pivot point?

Answer 2

the moerewa riot

Question 3

what was the third pivot point?

Answer 3

ambury park rape

Question 4

what was the fourth pivot point?

Answer 4

gangs no longer groups of hoons who smashed the occasional pub they have graduated into serious organised crime

Question 5

The importance of the 1st pivot point (arrival of hells angels)

Answer 5

adoption of back patches, hierarchal structure, insider outsider distinction (back patch advertised the gang)

Question 6

The importance of the moerewa riot

Answer 6

the battle was against police and gangs whihc lead to the gobvernment initiating the social policy agenda to fix the rioting and protest. They wanted to solve it through ways that were not about conflict

Question 7

The importance of ambury park

Answer 7

sympothy and assitance towards gangs vanished and in law and order approach came back

Question 8

the importance of the fourth pivot point (gangs no longer group of hoons they have graduated into serious organised crime groups)

Answer 8

maturation of gang membership