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In addition to prosecution and punishment, vipers should be subjected to a requirement for full restitution of the funds wasted as a result of the hoax. The Prissel case discussed above is a perfect example of why we need a law that requires restitution of lost public resources. Public officials and law enforcement need to know that the prosecution of a case is not more costly than any fine or penalty that might be imposed. When this happens, cases are not prosecuted, justice is denied, and vipers face no consequences for their outrageous acts.
Prosecutions, penalties and restitution should also be imposed consistent with equal protection. Black students who commit hate crime hoaxes should face the same punishment as white students. Simply because a student claims to want to raise awareness of racism is no excuse. This question arises when reviewing the case involving the Duke University hate crime hoax.332 The perpetrators of this hoax received what many thought were minimal punishments because of their race and their claim for having a good reason for committing the crime. Anyone committing a hoax, regardless of their claimed reason, should face the consequences and provide restitution. This will help deter future hoaxes.
Because hate crime hoaxes have particularly disturbing aspects, they should be dealt with swiftly and impartially. These are not case-by-case instances as are many other crimes; their effect is long reaching, causing dramatic and lasting damage to entire communities. They inhibit the credibility of real victims of hate crimes. They instill fear and paranoia where there might normally have been
332 Please see page 90 for a review of this case.
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 116 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 110 In addition to prosecution and punishment, vipers should be subjected to a requirement for full restitution of the funds wasted as a result of the hoax. The Prissel case discussed above is a perfect example of why we need a law that requires restitution of lost public resources. Public officials and law enforcement need to know that the prosecution of a case is not more costly than any fine or penalty that might be imposed. When this happens, cases are not prosecuted, justice is denied, and vipers face no consequences for their outrageous acts. Prosecutions, penalties and restitution should also be imposed consistent with equal protection. Black students who commit hate crime hoaxes should face the same punishment as white students. Simply because a student claims to want to raise awareness of racism is no excuse. This question arises when reviewing the case involving the Duke University hate crime hoax.332 The perpetrators of this hoax received what many thought were minimal punishments because of their race and their claim for having a good reason for committing the crime. Anyone committing a hoax, regardless of their claimed reason, should face the consequences and provide restitution. This will help deter future hoaxes. Because hate crime hoaxes have particularly disturbing aspects, they should be dealt with swiftly and impartially. These are not case-by-case instances as are many other crimes; their effect is long reaching, causing dramatic and lasting damage to entire communities. They inhibit the credibility of real victims of hate crimes. They instill fear and paranoia where there might normally have been 332 Please see page 90 for a review of this case. |
