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Persons associated with the hoax
1.
Viper – a person who claims to be the victim of a crime, when in reality he/she is the actual perpetrator of the crime/event. Victim who is the real Perpetrator – ViPer.
a.
Offensive Vi-per – a person who falsely reports a non-existent crime
b.
Defensive Vi-per – a person who actually commits a crime and then blames someone else.
2.
Truvi – the person who is the real victim of a hoax, the person on whom a hoax is incorrectly blamed, regardless of personal attributes. True Victim – Truvi.
Types of Hoaxes
1.
Monetary Hoax – a hoax designed for the main or sole purpose of receiving monetary gain, usually an offensive hoax.
2.
Attention Seeker Hoax– a vi-per whose main or sole purpose is getting attention, usually from a boy/girl friend, or parents, usually offensive hoaxes.12
3.
Racial hoax13 – a crime perpetrated by the vi-per and blamed on one or more other persons, using their race, ethnic origin, color.
12 Attention seekers seek attention when they feel unappreciated, unloved, undervalued, these may include a boss, lover, or parent, even persons seeking sympathy from society in general.
13 A racial hoax is usually considered a subset of a hate crime hoax, and here is separated/highlighted because of the prevalence of the use of race.
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 11 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 5 Persons associated with the hoax 1. Viper – a person who claims to be the victim of a crime, when in reality he/she is the actual perpetrator of the crime/event. Victim who is the real Perpetrator – ViPer. a. Offensive Vi-per – a person who falsely reports a non-existent crime b. Defensive Vi-per – a person who actually commits a crime and then blames someone else. 2. Truvi – the person who is the real victim of a hoax, the person on whom a hoax is incorrectly blamed, regardless of personal attributes. True Victim – Truvi. Types of Hoaxes 1. Monetary Hoax – a hoax designed for the main or sole purpose of receiving monetary gain, usually an offensive hoax. 2. Attention Seeker Hoax– a vi-per whose main or sole purpose is getting attention, usually from a boy/girl friend, or parents, usually offensive hoaxes.12 3. Racial hoax13 – a crime perpetrated by the vi-per and blamed on one or more other persons, using their race, ethnic origin, color. 12 Attention seekers seek attention when they feel unappreciated, unloved, undervalued, these may include a boss, lover, or parent, even persons seeking sympathy from society in general. 13 A racial hoax is usually considered a subset of a hate crime hoax, and here is separated/highlighted because of the prevalence of the use of race. |
