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the losses. Consumers might also offer insights as to the amount and type of information that companies should provide during and after a hoax to put customers at ease.493
Research on law enforcement would be helpful in measuring the impact of deliberately harmful hoaxes. Once could undertake a comparative analysis of the notions held by law enforcement officers who have dealt with a hoax and the notions of those who are aware of hoaxes but have never faced them. There may be dramatically differing views of hoaxes and the damage they cause, indicating a need for training and education on the cost and ramifications to a police department’s, city’s, county’s or state’s budget.
Should national criminal hoax statistics become available, research on the demographics would be revealing. Analysis of the incidents, motives and other details might provide insights to help combat the activity. Especially important would be an analysis of the cost of these disturbing crimes.
Finale
While only a simple typology, this project offers a broad view of criminal hoaxes. There is no question they have devastating social consequences and that the perpetrators deserve more punishment than they typically receive. One of the greatest lessons learned from this project is that the cost of the criminal hoax is not simply monetary, but a cost to the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods, a loss of personal and public trust, and perhaps worst of all, the loss of tolerance and
493 PepsiCo’s transparency might offer insights for people who remember the scare and could offer impressions.
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 178 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 172 the losses. Consumers might also offer insights as to the amount and type of information that companies should provide during and after a hoax to put customers at ease.493 Research on law enforcement would be helpful in measuring the impact of deliberately harmful hoaxes. Once could undertake a comparative analysis of the notions held by law enforcement officers who have dealt with a hoax and the notions of those who are aware of hoaxes but have never faced them. There may be dramatically differing views of hoaxes and the damage they cause, indicating a need for training and education on the cost and ramifications to a police department’s, city’s, county’s or state’s budget. Should national criminal hoax statistics become available, research on the demographics would be revealing. Analysis of the incidents, motives and other details might provide insights to help combat the activity. Especially important would be an analysis of the cost of these disturbing crimes. Finale While only a simple typology, this project offers a broad view of criminal hoaxes. There is no question they have devastating social consequences and that the perpetrators deserve more punishment than they typically receive. One of the greatest lessons learned from this project is that the cost of the criminal hoax is not simply monetary, but a cost to the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods, a loss of personal and public trust, and perhaps worst of all, the loss of tolerance and 493 PepsiCo’s transparency might offer insights for people who remember the scare and could offer impressions. |
