Campus police activity at Jefferson and Flower

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 in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Official DPS signature.
  2. present: Coded: branded sender.
  3. present: Coded: source tag.
  4. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  5. present: Source is clear.
  6. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  7. present: Sender is Public Safety.
  8. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  9. present: Coded: S present.
  10. present: Coded: S=1.
  11. present: Coded: source present.
  12. present: Coded: DPS source present.
  13. present: Alert source named.
  14. present: Branding counts as source.
  15. present: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  16. present: Official DPS signature.
  17. present: Coded: branded sender.
  18. present: Coded: source tag.
  19. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  20. present: Source is clear.
  21. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  22. present: Sender is Public Safety.
  23. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  24. present: Coded: S present.
  25. present: Coded: S=1.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: H in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Incident type explicit.
  2. present: Hazard wording present.
  3. present: Coded: threat present.
  4. present: Coded: incident type named.
  5. present: Coded: hazard present.
  6. present: Threat type appears.
  7. present: Coded: H present.
  8. present: Specific emergency type.
  9. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  10. present: Coded: H=1.
  11. present: Condition specific.
  12. present: Hazard is named.
  13. present: Threat/condition concrete.
  14. present: Coded: hazard named.
  15. present: Coded: hazard type.
  16. present: Incident type explicit.
  17. present: Hazard wording present.
  18. present: Coded: threat present.
  19. present: Coded: incident type named.
  20. present: Coded: hazard present.
  21. present: Threat type appears.
  22. present: Coded: H present.
  23. present: Specific emergency type.
  24. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  25. present: Coded: H=1.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: L in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Area or street named.
  2. present: Coded: L=1.
  3. present: Location concrete.
  4. present: Where stated.
  5. present: Event placed.
  6. present: Coded: geo present.
  7. present: Coded: L present.
  8. present: Coded: location named.
  9. present: Coded: location cue.
  10. present: Campus area anchors.
  11. present: Coded: geo detail.
  12. present: Place identified.
  13. present: Coded: area given.
  14. present: Location is given.
  15. present: Coded: place present.
  16. present: Area or street named.
  17. present: Coded: L=1.
  18. present: Location concrete.
  19. present: Where stated.
  20. present: Event placed.
  21. present: Coded: geo present.
  22. present: Coded: L present.
  23. present: Coded: location named.
  24. present: Coded: location cue.
  25. present: Campus area anchors.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: G in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Coded: G=1.
  2. present: Instruction appears.
  3. present: Audience directed.
  4. present: Protective action explicit.
  5. present: What-to-do present.
  6. present: Coded: avoid/alternate route.
  7. present: Recipients told what to do.
  8. present: Coded: action stated.
  9. present: Coded: guidance element.
  10. present: Coded: instructions.
  11. present: Avoid language present.
  12. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  13. present: Protective guidance present.
  14. present: Coded: guidance present.
  15. present: Coded: G present.
  16. present: Coded: G=1.
  17. present: Instruction appears.
  18. present: Audience directed.
  19. present: Protective action explicit.
  20. present: What-to-do present.
  21. present: Coded: avoid/alternate route.
  22. present: Recipients told what to do.
  23. present: Coded: action stated.
  24. present: Coded: guidance element.
  25. present: Coded: instructions.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: T in first-burst DPS alert.

  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. absent: Coded: T absent.
  2. absent: No clock time.
  3. absent: Coded: T absent.
  4. absent: Coded: when absent.
  5. absent: Coded: T absent.
  6. absent: No temporal cue.
  7. absent: No temporal cue.
  8. absent: No clock time.
  9. absent: No temporal cue.
  10. absent: No temporal cue.
  11. absent: No clock time.
  12. absent: Coded: when absent.
  13. absent: Coded: T absent.
  14. absent: Coded: when absent.
  15. absent: No clock time.
  16. absent: Coded: T absent.
  17. absent: No clock time.
  18. absent: Coded: T absent.
  19. absent: Coded: when absent.
  20. absent: Coded: T absent.
  21. absent: No temporal cue.
  22. absent: No temporal cue.
  23. absent: No clock time.
  24. absent: No temporal cue.
  25. absent: No temporal cue.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: I in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Coded: I absent.
  2. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  3. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  4. absent: No consequence phrase.
  5. absent: No consequence phrase.
  6. absent: No impact severity language.
  7. absent: No impact severity language.
  8. absent: Coded: I absent.
  9. absent: No consequence phrase.
  10. absent: No consequence phrase.
  11. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  12. absent: No impact severity language.
  13. absent: Coded: I absent.
  14. absent: No impact severity language.
  15. absent: Coded: I absent.
  16. absent: Coded: I absent.
  17. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  18. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  19. absent: No consequence phrase.
  20. absent: No consequence phrase.
  21. absent: No impact severity language.
  22. absent: No impact severity language.
  23. absent: Coded: I absent.
  24. absent: No consequence phrase.
  25. absent: No consequence phrase.