Student reports same-day stalking by a known person; timely warning issued

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 with unwanted communications and contact is named.

  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 "stalking" behavior, a specific Clery hazard.
  2. present: It names "Stalking", a specific threat.
  3. present: Names "Stalking - VAWA" including "unwanted communications and physical contact", 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" with "unwanted communications and physical contact", a specific threat.
  7. present: It states "Stalking - VAWA has occurred", a specific threat.
  8. present: States "Stalking - VAWA" with "unwanted communications and physical contact", a specific threat.
  9. present: States "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
  10. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA" including "unwanted communications and physical contact".
  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" with unwanted communications and physical contact, a specific threat.
  16. present: Names "stalking" including "unwanted communications and physical contact".
  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" including "unwanted communications and physical contact".
  23. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA" with "unwanted communications and physical contact", a specific threat.
  24. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA" with "unwanted communications and physical contact".
  25. present: It names "Stalking - VAWA" including "unwanted communications and physical contact".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree a location is given, an unknown location on the Berks Campus.

  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: Says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", which references campus.
  2. present: It says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", naming the campus.
  3. present: Specifies "an unknown location on the Berks Campus", a place.
  4. present: It cites "the Berks Campus", a specific place, though location is "unknown".
  5. present: Says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", referencing campus.
  6. present: It says "an unknown location on the Berks Campus", a specific campus place.
  7. present: It cites "an unknown location on the Berks Campus", a campus location.
  8. present: Says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", which still names the campus.
  9. present: Locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  10. present: It says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  11. present: It says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  12. present: Locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  13. present: Says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", a campus location.
  14. present: It locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  15. present: It cites "an unknown location on the Berks Campus", a campus location.
  16. present: Says it occurred "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  17. present: It says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", naming campus.
  18. present: It locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  19. present: It locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  20. present: It locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", a campus location.
  21. present: Says the incident occurred "on the Berks Campus", a place.
  22. present: Says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", naming campus.
  23. present: It locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
  24. present: It says "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus", referencing campus.
  25. present: It locates it "at an unknown location on the Berks Campus".
• 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 gives 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 community members to "use caution".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is present; the alert gives March 27, 2024 with an 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 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 "March 27, 2024" with the 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. window.
  2. present: It gives the date and window "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2024".
  3. present: Gives "March 27, 2024" with the window "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
  4. present: It gives dates and times like "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2024".
  5. present: Gives "March 27, 2024" and "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m."
  6. present: It dates the incident "on March 27, 2024" between "8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
  7. present: It gives "March 27, 2024" between "8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.", clock times and date.
  8. present: Gives "March 27, 2024" and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.", dates and clock times.
  9. present: Gives the date "March 27, 2024" and times "8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
  10. present: It gives the date "March 27, 2024" and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m."
  11. present: It gives "March 27, 2024" and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m."
  12. present: Gives the date "March 27, 2024" and times "8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m."
  13. present: Gives the date "March 27, 2024" and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m."
  14. present: It provides the date "March 27, 2024" and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
  15. present: It gives the date "March 27, 2024" and times "8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.", conveying when.
  16. present: Gives the date and window "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2024".
  17. present: It gives "March 27, 2024" between "8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.", specific date and times.
  18. present: It gives the date and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2024".
  19. present: It gives the date and window "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2024".
  20. present: It dates the report "on March 27, 2024" with a time window, a clock date.
  21. present: Gives the date and time window "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2024".
  22. present: Gives "March 27, 2024" and "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m."
  23. present: It cites "March 27, 2024" and the window "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
  24. present: It gives "March 27, 2024" with times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
  25. present: It gives the date "March 27, 2024" and times "between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous agreement. The warning reports stalking including unwanted physical contact and states conditions may pose a threat to 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 with unwanted physical contact and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated peril.
  3. present: Reports stalking with unwanted communications and physical contact and warns conditions may pose a threat, an explicit danger.
  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 including unwanted physical contact and warns of a threat to the community, a stated danger.
  8. present: Reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to the community.
  9. present: Reports stalking including unwanted physical contact 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 stalking and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit danger.
  12. present: Reports stalking including unwanted physical contact and warns conditions may pose a threat to 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 conveys harm and ongoing danger.
  20. present: Reports stalking with unwanted physical contact and warns of a continuing threat to the community.
  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 the community, an explicit stated danger.
  24. present: Reports stalking including unwanted physical contact and warns of a possible threat to the community.
  25. present: Reports stalking with unwanted physical contact and states conditions may pose a threat, a stated danger.