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and her stepfather was livid. King picked her up and raged at the girl, causing her on the spot to decide to leave home for good. The next morning, Tawana grabbed some things, packed some food and left the house in the wee hours of the morning.
Tawana arrived at her family’s former apartment about thirty minutes later, walking the approximately two miles. She found a window unlatched to the vacant apartment and make her way inside. The electricity was still on so she plugged in the refrigerator, turned on the wall heater and made herself at home. She ventured out and called her mother the following day and erupted about Ralph King and his violent ways. Glenda was sympathetic to her daughter and decided to try to help her; here is where the plot thickened. Glenda put out the word that Tawana was missing, and Glenda’s sister, Tawana’s aunt, Juanita became involved in trying to locate “the missing girl.” Juanita attempted to report Tawana missing at the local police station, but was met with skepticism and a brush-off about “runaways.” Juanita tried the home of the family of Tawana’s boyfriend, they lied and said they didn’t know her, as her relationship with the boy was supposed to be a secret.
On Thanksgiving morning, Glenda made arrangements to visit Tawana at their old apartment and bring her food and other necessities. A neighbor spotted Tawana outside the apartment looking around the corner and then re-entering the apartment, which was supposed to be empty. Glenda brought her daughter some food and toiletries and insured that her daughter was safe. They then hatched a plan to try to get Tawana back into the house without suffering the wrath of Ralph King. Meanwhile, Juanita, was franticly looking for her niece and still believed that she was missing.
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 122 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 116 and her stepfather was livid. King picked her up and raged at the girl, causing her on the spot to decide to leave home for good. The next morning, Tawana grabbed some things, packed some food and left the house in the wee hours of the morning. Tawana arrived at her family’s former apartment about thirty minutes later, walking the approximately two miles. She found a window unlatched to the vacant apartment and make her way inside. The electricity was still on so she plugged in the refrigerator, turned on the wall heater and made herself at home. She ventured out and called her mother the following day and erupted about Ralph King and his violent ways. Glenda was sympathetic to her daughter and decided to try to help her; here is where the plot thickened. Glenda put out the word that Tawana was missing, and Glenda’s sister, Tawana’s aunt, Juanita became involved in trying to locate “the missing girl.” Juanita attempted to report Tawana missing at the local police station, but was met with skepticism and a brush-off about “runaways.” Juanita tried the home of the family of Tawana’s boyfriend, they lied and said they didn’t know her, as her relationship with the boy was supposed to be a secret. On Thanksgiving morning, Glenda made arrangements to visit Tawana at their old apartment and bring her food and other necessities. A neighbor spotted Tawana outside the apartment looking around the corner and then re-entering the apartment, which was supposed to be empty. Glenda brought her daughter some food and toiletries and insured that her daughter was safe. They then hatched a plan to try to get Tawana back into the house without suffering the wrath of Ralph King. Meanwhile, Juanita, was franticly looking for her niece and still believed that she was missing. |
