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v Table of Contents Dedication ii Acknowledgements iii Abstract vi Chapter 1 – Introduction 1 Chapter 2 – Monetary Hoaxes 30 Chapter 3 – Attention Getter Hoaxes 63 Chapter 4 – Hate Crime Hoaxes 87 Chapter 5 – Racial Hoaxes 117 Chapter 6 – Criminal Justice and the Hoax 133 Chapter 7 – Policy Recommendation 149 Chapter 8 – Conclusion 167 Bibliography 174 Appendices The Pepsi Hoax, What Went Right? 203 2003 Spokesman Review Editorial 223 List of Policy Recommendations for Deterrence and Elimination of Hoaxes 225 Signs to Assist in Recognizing a Hoax 227 Contexts, Content, and Functions of Rumor, Gossip, and Urban Legend 228
Object Description
Title | An argument for the criminal hoax |
Author | Pellegrini, Laura A. |
Author email | user1963@yahoo.com; teachpolsci@yahoo.com |
Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
Document type | Dissertation |
Degree program | Political Science |
School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
Date defended/completed | 2008-08-20 |
Date submitted | 2008 |
Restricted until | Unrestricted |
Date published | 2008-10-13 |
Advisor (committee chair) | Renteln, Alison Dundes |
Advisor (committee member) |
Wong, Janelle S. Newland, Chester A. |
Abstract | Hoaxes are part of the fabric of history. While many provide humor and lighthearted joy, the criminal hoax does not. To date, researchers have included aspects of the criminal hoax in larger academic works. This is an original typology that sets forth the criminal hoax as a distinct part of the larger field of law and public policy. This work provides newly created definitions including four distinct categories of hoaxes: the monetary hoax, the attention getter hoax, the hate crime hoax and the racial hoax. It further illustrates these types with actual detailed accounts of hoaxes and provides insights to each one. It makes policy recommendations concerning the four categories of needs: 1. legislative action, 2. a nationwide statistical database of hoax events, 3. media involvement, and 4. law enforcement training and action to deal with criminal hoaxes. Finally, it recommends further research to identify the causes and motivations of vipers. The ultimate goal of this project is to find ways to eliminate criminal hoaxes. |
Keyword | criminal hoax; hoax categories |
Language | English |
Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
Type | texts |
Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1659 |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Rights | Pellegrini, Laura A. |
Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Filename | etd-Pellegrini-2397 |
Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Pellegrini-2397.pdf |
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Title | Page 5 |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Full text | v Table of Contents Dedication ii Acknowledgements iii Abstract vi Chapter 1 – Introduction 1 Chapter 2 – Monetary Hoaxes 30 Chapter 3 – Attention Getter Hoaxes 63 Chapter 4 – Hate Crime Hoaxes 87 Chapter 5 – Racial Hoaxes 117 Chapter 6 – Criminal Justice and the Hoax 133 Chapter 7 – Policy Recommendation 149 Chapter 8 – Conclusion 167 Bibliography 174 Appendices The Pepsi Hoax, What Went Right? 203 2003 Spokesman Review Editorial 223 List of Policy Recommendations for Deterrence and Elimination of Hoaxes 225 Signs to Assist in Recognizing a Hoax 227 Contexts, Content, and Functions of Rumor, Gossip, and Urban Legend 228 |