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acceptance. The criminal hoax is a personal affront to every individual in this country.
Abuse of trust has spread throughout America. It has covered corporations and individuals; seller and consumers; leaders and followers; young and mature. It has touched activities that had been “clean” and self-regulating, such as science and journalism. And it seems that many of these abuses have been on the rise. 494
It is my hope that the information presented in this study inspires legislative, media and governmental responses. Precious public monies should not be wasted. Vipers deserve to be treated like criminals and not pranksters. If the law increases the penalties associated with hoaxes, this should help deter individuals from perpetrating them. It is time to adopt legislation to address this harmful social problem. We must strive for honesty to achieve the ultimate goal: extinguishing deliberately harmful “criminal” hoaxes.
494 Tamar Frankel, Truth and Honesty, America’s Business Culture at a Crossroad, Oxford University Press, New York, 2006.
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 179 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 173 acceptance. The criminal hoax is a personal affront to every individual in this country. Abuse of trust has spread throughout America. It has covered corporations and individuals; seller and consumers; leaders and followers; young and mature. It has touched activities that had been “clean” and self-regulating, such as science and journalism. And it seems that many of these abuses have been on the rise. 494 It is my hope that the information presented in this study inspires legislative, media and governmental responses. Precious public monies should not be wasted. Vipers deserve to be treated like criminals and not pranksters. If the law increases the penalties associated with hoaxes, this should help deter individuals from perpetrating them. It is time to adopt legislation to address this harmful social problem. We must strive for honesty to achieve the ultimate goal: extinguishing deliberately harmful “criminal” hoaxes. 494 Tamar Frankel, Truth and Honesty, America’s Business Culture at a Crossroad, Oxford University Press, New York, 2006. |
