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many alternative penalties as well. While each state and the national government should maintain an arsenal of charges to be used in variant situations, also available should be a singular charge with an accompanying minimum penalty for perpetrating a hoax. The hoax charge may be used as a stand alone or in addition to charges associated with the underlying offense, such as fraud. One cannot suggest that there be only one charge or that the justice system be hamstringed by a law that allows for little or not latitude. This research demonstrates that the charges currently available for prosecution are not sufficient to deal with this specific crime. A criminal hoax should become a separate and additional charge that carries specific penalties.
As with charges, penalties vary widely and are a substantial issue in dealing with vipers. Some have faced decades in jail while others only a few months, while some pay a small fine and others are not ever charged. This is unacceptable. Again, this research supports the need for minimum penalties, including some incarceration and mandatory community service, for hoax crimes, including full restitution for losses suffered by all enveloped in the plot.
In addition to a minimum penalty, many may support somewhat unorthodox options, such as requiring the viper to stand on a public street corner holding a sign that reads:
I hoaxed (company name),
I am a criminal,
my behavior is shameful.
Researching this paper has created a certain hope for “thinking out of the box” regarding hoaxes. Those seeking to make changes in the court system may face
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 66 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 60 many alternative penalties as well. While each state and the national government should maintain an arsenal of charges to be used in variant situations, also available should be a singular charge with an accompanying minimum penalty for perpetrating a hoax. The hoax charge may be used as a stand alone or in addition to charges associated with the underlying offense, such as fraud. One cannot suggest that there be only one charge or that the justice system be hamstringed by a law that allows for little or not latitude. This research demonstrates that the charges currently available for prosecution are not sufficient to deal with this specific crime. A criminal hoax should become a separate and additional charge that carries specific penalties. As with charges, penalties vary widely and are a substantial issue in dealing with vipers. Some have faced decades in jail while others only a few months, while some pay a small fine and others are not ever charged. This is unacceptable. Again, this research supports the need for minimum penalties, including some incarceration and mandatory community service, for hoax crimes, including full restitution for losses suffered by all enveloped in the plot. In addition to a minimum penalty, many may support somewhat unorthodox options, such as requiring the viper to stand on a public street corner holding a sign that reads: I hoaxed (company name), I am a criminal, my behavior is shameful. Researching this paper has created a certain hope for “thinking out of the box” regarding hoaxes. Those seeking to make changes in the court system may face |
