concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: racial hoax

concepts in race and crime
type: Concept
narrower: racial hoax

racial hoax
type: Concept
broader: concepts in race and crime
definition: A racial hoax is a false accusation of criminal victimization that is contingent on the race of a fictitious perpetrator. Typically, these lies are used to direct attention away from the individual making the accusation, who is often the actual criminal offender. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Racial Hoax]