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90 alleged the Ms. Jinkins “repeatedly and viciously verbally attacked” the two men while they were in jail awaiting trial.260 Following the faked crime, Ms. Jinkins, a gay activist, organized a rally to speak out against the occurrence and against hate crimes. Likely feeling duped, Ms. Jinkins gained access to the jail using her credentials from the attorney general’s office to inform the two men that theirs was not a victimless crime. The two men claim that Ms. Jinkins stated they were a “disgrace to the gay rights movement and she would see to it they would be outcasts in the gay community.”261 The men seek damages for emotional distress, full restitution for their medical and physiological treatment, attorney fees and ten thousand dollars each in punitive damages. As Ms. Jinkins stated: “They’re just out for another quick buck.”262 Also in 1994, was the case of the Roedels, a Jewish couple who also claimed they returned to a vandalized and burglarized home with painted swastikas on the walls.263 The police and community rallied around what they believed was a hate crime. During the investigation, police determined that the wife, Jamie Roedel, had purchased a large television, stereo, jewelry and other items and conspired with several people to perpetrate the hoax. She filed an insurance claim for forty-seven thousand dollars in damage and loss and included receipts for items she never owned. The insurance company paid thirty thousand dollars on the claim.264 Jamie Roedel left her husband and began living-it-up with her boyfriend after receiving the 260 Ibid. 261 Ibid. 262 Ibid. 263 Anon, “Woman Faked Hate Crime to Collect Insurance, Police Say,” Chicago Tribune, January 2, 1994, p. 17. 264 Ibid.
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 |
Description
Title | Page 96 |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Full text | 90 alleged the Ms. Jinkins “repeatedly and viciously verbally attacked” the two men while they were in jail awaiting trial.260 Following the faked crime, Ms. Jinkins, a gay activist, organized a rally to speak out against the occurrence and against hate crimes. Likely feeling duped, Ms. Jinkins gained access to the jail using her credentials from the attorney general’s office to inform the two men that theirs was not a victimless crime. The two men claim that Ms. Jinkins stated they were a “disgrace to the gay rights movement and she would see to it they would be outcasts in the gay community.”261 The men seek damages for emotional distress, full restitution for their medical and physiological treatment, attorney fees and ten thousand dollars each in punitive damages. As Ms. Jinkins stated: “They’re just out for another quick buck.”262 Also in 1994, was the case of the Roedels, a Jewish couple who also claimed they returned to a vandalized and burglarized home with painted swastikas on the walls.263 The police and community rallied around what they believed was a hate crime. During the investigation, police determined that the wife, Jamie Roedel, had purchased a large television, stereo, jewelry and other items and conspired with several people to perpetrate the hoax. She filed an insurance claim for forty-seven thousand dollars in damage and loss and included receipts for items she never owned. The insurance company paid thirty thousand dollars on the claim.264 Jamie Roedel left her husband and began living-it-up with her boyfriend after receiving the 260 Ibid. 261 Ibid. 262 Ibid. 263 Anon, “Woman Faked Hate Crime to Collect Insurance, Police Say,” Chicago Tribune, January 2, 1994, p. 17. 264 Ibid. |