Timely warning issued for a two-week stalking pattern reported to campus police

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

  All 25 reads agree the source is present; Penn State University Police is named as the issuer.

  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: Names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police" as issuer.
  2. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", the issuer.
  3. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
  4. present: It names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police", a responding authority.
  5. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as issuing authority.
  6. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
  7. present: It names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
  8. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
  9. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
  10. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
  11. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
  12. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
  13. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
  14. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the reporting authority.
  15. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
  16. present: Names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
  17. present: It names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police" as issuer.
  18. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
  19. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the authority.
  20. present: It names "Penn State University Police" and "University Police", the issuing authority.
  21. present: Names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
  22. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
  23. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
  24. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
  25. present: It names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is present; stalking under VAWA is named as a specific crime.

  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: Names "a stalking", a specific Clery hazard.
  2. present: It names "Stalking", a specific threat.
  3. present: Names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific crime.
  4. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  5. present: States "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  6. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  7. present: It states "Stalking - VAWA has occurred", a specific threat.
  8. present: States "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  9. present: States "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  10. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  11. present: It states "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  12. present: States "Stalking - VAWA has occurred", a specific threat.
  13. present: States "Stalking - VAWA has occurred", a specific threat.
  14. present: It states "Stalking" occurred, a specific hazard.
  15. present: It names "stalking", a specific threat.
  16. present: Names "a stalking", a specific threat.
  17. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  18. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  19. present: It states "Stalking - VAWA has occurred", a specific threat.
  20. present: It states "Stalking - VAWA has occurred", a specific named threat.
  21. present: States "Stalking - VAWA", a specific named offense.
  22. present: Names "Stalking", a specific threat.
  23. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  24. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  25. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific offense.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree a location is given, at Penn State Beaver.

  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: Locates it "at Penn State Beaver".
  2. present: It says the incident occurred "at Penn State Beaver", naming the campus.
  3. present: Specifies "Penn State Beaver", the campus location.
  4. present: It cites "Penn State Beaver", a specific place.
  5. present: Says "at Penn State Beaver", referencing the campus.
  6. present: It says the incident occurred "at Penn State Beaver", a specific campus place.
  7. present: It cites "Penn State Beaver", a campus location.
  8. present: Says "at Penn State Beaver", a specific place.
  9. present: Locates it "at Penn State Beaver".
  10. present: It says the incident occurred "at Penn State Beaver".
  11. present: It says it occurred "at Penn State Beaver".
  12. present: Locates it "at Penn State Beaver".
  13. present: Says it occurred "at Penn State Beaver", a campus location.
  14. present: It locates the incident "at Penn State Beaver".
  15. present: It locates it at "Penn State Beaver", a specific campus.
  16. present: Says it occurred "at Penn State Beaver".
  17. present: It locates it "at Penn State Beaver", a named campus.
  18. present: It locates it "at Penn State Beaver".
  19. present: It locates it "at Penn State Beaver", a named campus.
  20. present: It locates the report "at Penn State Beaver", a campus location.
  21. present: Says the incident occurred "at Penn State Beaver", a place.
  22. present: Says the incident occurred "at Penn State Beaver", naming the campus.
  23. present: It locates the incident "at Penn State Beaver".
  24. present: It says "at Penn State Beaver", a named place.
  25. present: It locates the incident "at Penn State Beaver".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present; community members are urged to use caution.

  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: Urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  2. present: It urges recipients to "use caution".
  3. present: Urges community members to "use caution".
  4. present: It urges "use caution", a protective action to recipients.
  5. present: Urges members to "use caution" and contact police, a protective action.
  6. present: It urges "Members of the campus community ... to use caution".
  7. present: It urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  8. present: Urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  9. present: Urges members "to use caution".
  10. present: It urges members "to use caution" and contact police with information.
  11. present: It urges members "to use caution" and provides a contact number.
  12. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police.
  13. present: Urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  14. present: It urges community members to "use caution", a protective instruction.
  15. present: It urges members to "use caution" and contact police, protective actions.
  16. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information.
  17. present: It urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  18. present: It urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  19. present: It urges members "to use caution" and to contact police, a protective action.
  20. present: It urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
  21. present: Urges members "to use caution", a protective instruction to recipients.
  22. present: Urges members to "use caution", a protective action.
  23. present: It urges community members to "use caution" and to contact police, a protective action.
  24. present: It urges "Members of the campus community... to use caution".
  25. present: It urges members to "use caution".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is present; the alert gives 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024 and a March to April window.

  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: Gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a March-April window.
  2. present: It gives times and dates like "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024".
  3. present: Gives "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and the window "between March 19, 2024 and April 2, 2024".
  4. present: It gives times and dates like "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024".
  5. present: Gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and "between March 19, 2024 and April 2, 2024".
  6. present: It gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  7. present: It gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024", a clock time and date.
  8. present: Gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range, clock time and dates.
  9. present: Gives "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  10. present: It gives times like "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  11. present: It gives "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  12. present: Gives report time "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  13. present: Gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  14. present: It provides times and dates such as "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024".
  15. present: It gives the date and time "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range, conveying when.
  16. present: Gives times and dates such as "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024".
  17. present: It gives "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range, specific times.
  18. present: It gives times and dates such as "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024".
  19. present: It gives the report time "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range.
  20. present: It states "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date range, a clock time and date.
  21. present: Gives "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a March 19 to April 2 window.
  22. present: Gives "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and "between March 19, 2024 and April 2, 2024".
  23. present: It cites "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and a date window.
  24. present: It gives "6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024" and "between March 19, 2024 and April 2, 2024".
  25. present: It gives times and dates like "at 6:08 p.m. on April 6, 2024".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous agreement. The warning reports stalking and states conditions continue to exist that may pose a threat to members and guests of the community, an explicit stated danger.

  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. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.
  2. present: Reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated peril.
  3. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to community members, an explicit statement of peril.
  4. present: Reports stalking and notes conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated potential harm.
  5. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to community members, conveying potential danger.
  6. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to members of the community, an explicit statement of potential harm.
  7. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions pose a threat to the community, a stated danger to people.
  8. present: Reports a stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community.
  9. present: Reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.
  10. present: A stalking report that warns conditions may pose a threat to the community states an explicit danger.
  11. present: It reports a stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit danger.
  12. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to members and guests of the community.
  13. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit danger.
  14. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
  15. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to community members, a stated danger.
  16. present: Reports stalking that may pose a threat to members and guests of the University community, a stated danger.
  17. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.
  18. present: It reports stalking and warns of conditions that may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
  19. present: A stalking report noting conditions that may pose a threat to the community conveys ongoing danger.
  20. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
  21. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to members and guests of the University community.
  22. present: It reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to community members, a stated peril.
  23. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to members of the community, an explicit stated danger.
  24. present: Reports stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to community members, an explicit danger.
  25. present: Reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.