Simi Pete - American Swastika: Inside the White Power Movements Hidden Spaces of Hate, 2nd Edition

Violence Prevention and Policy Series

This series publishes new books in the multidisciplinary study of violence. Books are designed to support scientifically based violence prevention programs and widely applicable violence prevention policy. Key topics are community-based youth development projects, juvenile and/or adult community prison re-entry programs, community-based addiction and violence intervention and prevention programs, and school culture and climate studies with recommendations for organizational approaches to school-violence reduction. Studies may combine quantitative and qualitative methods, may be multi- or interdisciplinary, or may feature European research if it has a multinational application. The series publishes highly accessible books that offer violence prevention policy as the outcome of scientifically based research that are designed for college undergraduates and graduates, community agency leaders, school and community decision makers, and senior government policy makers.

SERIES EDITOR

Mark S. Fleisher, Research Professor, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7164 USA, 216-368-5235 or mark.fleisher@case.edu.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Scott H. Decker, Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University

Finn-Aage Esbensen, Chair and E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Daniel Flannery, Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University

C. Ronald Huff, School of Social Ecology, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine

Lorine Hughes, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado

Cheryl Lee Maxson, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine

Andy Papachristos, Department of Sociology, Yale University

William G. (Bo) Saylor, Research Statistician, BoSaylor Statistical Consulting

James F. Short, Jr., Professor and Director Emeritus, Social and Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University

Mark I. Singer, Leonard W. Mayo Professor of Family and Child Welfare, Case Western Reserve University

Frank van Gemert, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

BOOKS IN THE SERIES

Gang Cop: The Words and Ways of Officer Paco Domingo by Malcolm W. Klein

Measuring Prison Performance: Government Privatization and Accountability by Gerald G. Gaes, Scott D. Camp, Julianne B. Nelson, and William G. Saylor

European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups edited by Scott H. Decker and Frank M. Weerma

Violence and Mental Health in Everyday Life: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Children and Adolescents by Daniel J. Flannery

Studying Youth Gangs edited by James F. Short, Jr., and Lorine A. Hughes

Family Abuse and Violence: A Social Problems Perspective by JoAnn Miller and Dean D. Knudsen

Reducing Youth Gang Violence: The Little Village Gang Project in Chicago by Irving A. Spergel

American Swastika: Inside the White Power Movements Hidden Spaces of Hate, 2nd Edition, by Pete Simi and Robert Futrell

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We would like to thank the National Science Foundation; the National Institute of Justice (2006-IJ-CX-0027); the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; the Department of Homeland Science and Technology Directorates Office of University Programs through Award Number 2012-ST-061-CS0001, Center for the Study of Terrorism and Behavior; the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and the University of Nebraska, Omaha for their generous financial support for this project. Although these institutions do not necessarily agree with the opinions expressed in this book, we appreciate their willingness to encourage and assist our research.

We also thank a number of law enforcement agencies that offered invaluable insights into our case through conversations and data on white power activism. These are: Anaheim, California, Police Department; Costa Mesa, California, Police Department; Fullerton, California, Police Department; Huntington Beach, California, Police Department; La Habra, California, Police Department; Las Vegas, Nevada, Metro Police Department; and Orange County, California, Parole and Probation.

As with any complex project, we owe a lot of gratitude to our colleagues for their camaraderie, advice, and helpful feedback on our research and arguments. This book is much stronger because of your efforts.

Our editors have been invaluable. Mark Fleishers hard-hitting critiques forced us to clarify our argument and improve our prose. Although we may never fully meet his high standards, we are grateful for his prods and insights. Sarah Stanton and Kathryn Knigge at Rowman & Littlefield also deserve great thanks for their professionalism, enthusiasm, and patience with us.

We thank our friends and families. We are grateful for your love, care, wisdom, and understanding. We could not have completed this book without your support.

Lastly, without the access that our Aryan contacts provided us, we could not have written this book.