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literature he posted on his door set afire several times.302 Kennedy confessed that he had set the fires and reached a plea agreement to serve three years of probation for arson and false reporting.303 He was additionally ordered to reimburse the university for the fire damage.
Minnesota’s St. Cloud State University faced a hate crime hoax just two short weeks after the tragic and horrifying death of Matthew Shepard in neighboring Wyoming. Jennifer Prissel reported to police that she had been punched in the eye and her face cut while two men yelled anti-gay insults in a local parking lot.304 The university, students, professor and the entire community were incensed by what happened and held a second vigil to support the viper Prissel. One thousand dollars, funded by the university, started a reward fund for information about the attackers with the university agreeing to match additional donations two-for-one.305 Support was extensive and the fund expanded to approximately twelve thousand dollars.306 The gay community and the community at large were ecstatic at the support for Ms. Prissel, however their trust was soon shattered. The viper finally confessed the fabrication to police. Police decided not to press charges due to the additional cost of prosecution citing that she may only receive a few hundred-dollar fine.
A young black student was unhappy about her parent’s decision to send her to Trinity International University. In an attempt to prove to her parents that the
302 Ibid.
303 Ibid.
304 This attacked “allegedly” occurred the same night as a nearby candlelight vigil for Matthew Shepard.
305 Ben Gose, “Hate-Crime Hoaxes Unsettle Campuses,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 8, 1999, Vol. 45, Iss. 18, pp. A55-56.
306 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 |
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| Title | Page 106 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 100 literature he posted on his door set afire several times.302 Kennedy confessed that he had set the fires and reached a plea agreement to serve three years of probation for arson and false reporting.303 He was additionally ordered to reimburse the university for the fire damage. Minnesota’s St. Cloud State University faced a hate crime hoax just two short weeks after the tragic and horrifying death of Matthew Shepard in neighboring Wyoming. Jennifer Prissel reported to police that she had been punched in the eye and her face cut while two men yelled anti-gay insults in a local parking lot.304 The university, students, professor and the entire community were incensed by what happened and held a second vigil to support the viper Prissel. One thousand dollars, funded by the university, started a reward fund for information about the attackers with the university agreeing to match additional donations two-for-one.305 Support was extensive and the fund expanded to approximately twelve thousand dollars.306 The gay community and the community at large were ecstatic at the support for Ms. Prissel, however their trust was soon shattered. The viper finally confessed the fabrication to police. Police decided not to press charges due to the additional cost of prosecution citing that she may only receive a few hundred-dollar fine. A young black student was unhappy about her parent’s decision to send her to Trinity International University. In an attempt to prove to her parents that the 302 Ibid. 303 Ibid. 304 This attacked “allegedly” occurred the same night as a nearby candlelight vigil for Matthew Shepard. 305 Ben Gose, “Hate-Crime Hoaxes Unsettle Campuses,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 8, 1999, Vol. 45, Iss. 18, pp. A55-56. 306 Ibid. |
