Clery crime alert for a sexual offense near campus

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: S per flyer.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: Columbia Public Safety is named.
  2. present: Public Safety issuer clear in this flyer.
  3. present: Coded: agency identity present.
  4. present: Columbia University Public Safety appears.
  5. present: Sender explicit in this flyer.
  6. present: Coded: columbia Public Safety is named.
  7. present: Public Safety issuer clear.
  8. present: Agency identity present in this flyer.
  9. present: Coded: columbia University Public Safety appears.
  10. present: Sender explicit.
  11. present: Columbia Public Safety is named in this flyer.
  12. present: Coded: public Safety issuer clear.
  13. present: Agency identity present.
  14. present: Columbia University Public Safety appears in this flyer.
  15. present: Coded: sender explicit.
  16. present: Columbia Public Safety is named.
  17. present: Public Safety issuer clear in this flyer.
  18. present: Coded: agency identity present.
  19. present: Columbia University Public Safety appears.
  20. present: Sender explicit in this flyer.
  21. present: Coded: columbia Public Safety is named.
  22. present: Public Safety issuer clear.
  23. present: Agency identity present in this flyer.
  24. present: Coded: columbia University Public Safety appears.
  25. present: Sender explicit.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: H per flyer.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: Specific Clery crime named.
  2. present: Offense concrete in this flyer.
  3. present: Coded: hazard specific.
  4. present: Crime type stated.
  5. present: Incident type named in this flyer.
  6. present: Coded: specific Clery crime named.
  7. present: Offense concrete.
  8. present: Hazard specific in this flyer.
  9. present: Coded: crime type stated.
  10. present: Incident type named.
  11. present: Specific Clery crime named in this flyer.
  12. present: Coded: offense concrete.
  13. present: Hazard specific.
  14. present: Crime type stated in this flyer.
  15. present: Coded: incident type named.
  16. present: Specific Clery crime named.
  17. present: Offense concrete in this flyer.
  18. present: Coded: hazard specific.
  19. present: Crime type stated.
  20. present: Incident type named in this flyer.
  21. present: Coded: specific Clery crime named.
  22. present: Offense concrete.
  23. present: Hazard specific in this flyer.
  24. present: Coded: crime type stated.
  25. present: Incident type named.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: L per flyer.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: Street or building named.
  2. present: Location concrete in this flyer.
  3. present: Coded: place appears.
  4. present: Area given.
  5. present: Geo reference present in this flyer.
  6. present: Coded: street or building named.
  7. present: Location concrete.
  8. present: Place appears in this flyer.
  9. present: Coded: area given.
  10. present: Geo reference present.
  11. present: Street or building named in this flyer.
  12. present: Coded: location concrete.
  13. present: Place appears.
  14. present: Area given in this flyer.
  15. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  16. present: Street or building named.
  17. present: Location concrete in this flyer.
  18. present: Coded: place appears.
  19. present: Area given.
  20. present: Geo reference present in this flyer.
  21. present: Coded: street or building named.
  22. present: Location concrete.
  23. present: Place appears in this flyer.
  24. present: Coded: area given.
  25. present: Geo reference present.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: G per flyer.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: Safety tips or reporting present.
  2. present: Protective guidance appears in this flyer.
  3. present: Coded: audience actions stated.
  4. present: Recipients instructed.
  5. present: Guidance present in this flyer.
  6. present: Coded: safety tips or reporting present.
  7. present: Protective guidance appears.
  8. present: Audience actions stated in this flyer.
  9. present: Coded: recipients instructed.
  10. present: Guidance present.
  11. present: Safety tips or reporting present in this flyer.
  12. present: Coded: protective guidance appears.
  13. present: Audience actions stated.
  14. present: Recipients instructed in this flyer.
  15. present: Coded: guidance present.
  16. present: Safety tips or reporting present.
  17. present: Protective guidance appears in this flyer.
  18. present: Coded: audience actions stated.
  19. present: Recipients instructed.
  20. present: Guidance present in this flyer.
  21. present: Coded: safety tips or reporting present.
  22. present: Protective guidance appears.
  23. present: Audience actions stated in this flyer.
  24. present: Coded: recipients instructed.
  25. present: Guidance present.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: T per flyer.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Date or clock time present.
  2. present: Timing anchored in this flyer.
  3. present: Coded: when info appears.
  4. present: Recency present.
  5. present: Temporal cue exists in this flyer.
  6. present: Coded: date or clock time present.
  7. present: Timing anchored.
  8. present: When info appears in this flyer.
  9. present: Coded: recency present.
  10. present: Temporal cue exists.
  11. present: Date or clock time present in this flyer.
  12. present: Coded: timing anchored.
  13. present: When info appears.
  14. present: Recency present in this flyer.
  15. present: Coded: temporal cue exists.
  16. present: Date or clock time present.
  17. present: Timing anchored in this flyer.
  18. present: Coded: when info appears.
  19. present: Recency present.
  20. present: Temporal cue exists in this flyer.
  21. present: Coded: date or clock time present.
  22. present: Timing anchored.
  23. present: When info appears in this flyer.
  24. present: Coded: recency present.
  25. present: Temporal cue exists.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: I per flyer.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: No impact.
  2. absent: Severity missing in this flyer.
  3. absent: Coded: no impact.
  4. absent: Severity missing.
  5. absent: No impact in this flyer.
  6. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  7. absent: No impact.
  8. absent: Severity missing in this flyer.
  9. absent: Coded: no impact.
  10. absent: Severity missing.
  11. absent: No impact in this flyer.
  12. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  13. absent: No impact.
  14. absent: Severity missing in this flyer.
  15. absent: Coded: no impact.
  16. absent: Severity missing.
  17. absent: No impact in this flyer.
  18. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  19. absent: No impact.
  20. absent: Severity missing in this flyer.
  21. absent: Coded: no impact.
  22. absent: Severity missing.
  23. absent: No impact in this flyer.
  24. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  25. absent: No impact.