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ii.
In event of ill-gotten gains, the government may seize all assets for use in repayment of restitution or under other laws on same subject.
2.
Law Enforcement Exhortations:
a.
All law enforcement officers should receive training to recognize the elements hoaxes.
b.
All law enforcement entities should maintain statistics on false reporting and hoaxes
c.
National crime centers should maintain national hoax statistics and require mandatory reporting from all state and local law enforcement authorities.
3.
Media Exhortations and Possible Legislation:
a.
Media should fully cover hoax stories or not cover at all.
i.
Full coverage would include the sensational first details and the outcome and penalty or punishment imposed on the viper
b.
If media coverage induces copy-cats or does not fully educate public as to result of a hoax, national legislation may be warranted to require such coverage as a public service or educational.
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 232 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 226 ii. In event of ill-gotten gains, the government may seize all assets for use in repayment of restitution or under other laws on same subject. 2. Law Enforcement Exhortations: a. All law enforcement officers should receive training to recognize the elements hoaxes. b. All law enforcement entities should maintain statistics on false reporting and hoaxes c. National crime centers should maintain national hoax statistics and require mandatory reporting from all state and local law enforcement authorities. 3. Media Exhortations and Possible Legislation: a. Media should fully cover hoax stories or not cover at all. i. Full coverage would include the sensational first details and the outcome and penalty or punishment imposed on the viper b. If media coverage induces copy-cats or does not fully educate public as to result of a hoax, national legislation may be warranted to require such coverage as a public service or educational. |
