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In April, a Gonzaga University upperclassman confessed to harassing a mixed race couple to gain attention.
Fortunately, Boundary County Sheriff George Voyles urged caution from the outset of the latest faux incident: “Since this evening,” he said on Wednesday, “there have been some turns. It may not be what it was reported to be, but we are not ruling out anything.”
Properly, Voyles investigated the incident as a hate crime, with the FBI’s help.
But he also became suspicious when things didn’t add up.
We can learn from Voyles’ approach. Reports of hate crimes should be taken seriously. And hate crimes should be prosecuted thoroughly. However, we should be sure a hate crime has been committed to avoid being taken in by con artists.
And we should recognize that those who exploit and issue such as racism for selfish purposes only make the problem harder to solve.
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 230 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 224 In April, a Gonzaga University upperclassman confessed to harassing a mixed race couple to gain attention. Fortunately, Boundary County Sheriff George Voyles urged caution from the outset of the latest faux incident: “Since this evening,” he said on Wednesday, “there have been some turns. It may not be what it was reported to be, but we are not ruling out anything.” Properly, Voyles investigated the incident as a hate crime, with the FBI’s help. But he also became suspicious when things didn’t add up. We can learn from Voyles’ approach. Reports of hate crimes should be taken seriously. And hate crimes should be prosecuted thoroughly. However, we should be sure a hate crime has been committed to avoid being taken in by con artists. And we should recognize that those who exploit and issue such as racism for selfish purposes only make the problem harder to solve. |
