rape
Let an agent provide non-graphic information on the legal definition of rape and its variations, relay support and reporting options from recognised services, present prevention and justice system information with attribution, and route people at risk or in crisis to help immediately.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Support Help and safety.
Immediate
Immediate help.
Immediate
Immediate help.
- Which emergency services, sexual assault referral centres and helplines can someone contact now, and what medical care is time-sensitive? provenance
- Is someone in immediate danger or recently assaulted, requiring emergency services and specialist support now? boundary
Ongoing
Ongoing support.
Ongoing
Ongoing support.
- What counselling, advocacy and survivor support services exist, and how do they work? provenance
- Is the response survivor-centred and free of blame? boundary
Law Legal definitions and justice.
Definition
Definitions.
Definition
Definitions.
- How is rape defined in this jurisdiction, including consent, statutory rape and related offences, according to the criminal code? provenance
- Is the user asking about a specific case, which needs legal advice from a professional? boundary
Process
Reporting and the justice process.
Process
Process.
- How does reporting and the criminal justice process work in general terms, and what rights do victims have? provenance
- Which entry fits victim rights? action
Understand Prevalence and prevention.
Prevalence
Prevalence and reporting.
Prevalence
Prevalence.
- What do surveys and research report about prevalence, under-reporting and effects, according to recognised bodies? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Prevention
Prevention.
Prevention
Prevention.
- What prevention approaches are supported by evidence, such as consent education and bystander programmes? provenance
- Which entry fits sexual violence prevention? action
Context Conflict and international law.
Conflict
Rape in conflict.
Conflict
Conflict.
- How does international criminal law address rape in armed conflict, and which tribunals have prosecuted it? provenance
- Which entry fits international criminal law? action
Teach
Education.
Teach
Education.
- How is the topic addressed in education and professional training with care for survivors? provenance
- Which misconceptions and myths does research identify? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Virtual rape, statutory rape, sexual assault on a minor in France, anal rape, aiding or abetting a rape, rape of women, attempted sexual assault, online rape, rape of males, corrective rape, Rape in Ethiopia, rape by proxy
What it is Filled
A form of sexual assault involving sexual penetration without consent, defined in criminal law by jurisdiction with variations in elements, including statutory rape where the victim is below the age of consent, and recognised as a grave crime that may constitute a war crime when the required connection to armed conflict and other legal elements are met, or a crime against humanity when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population with knowledge of the attack and the other required legal elements, whether or not armed conflict exists; rape causes serious harm, is under-reported, and is addressed through criminal justice, survivor support services and prevention, and this entry is written to support survivors and understanding, without graphic detail.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent provide non-graphic information on the legal definition of rape and its variations, relay support and reporting options from recognised services, present prevention and justice system information with attribution, and route people at risk or in crisis to help immediately.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Absence of consent
- Criminal offence
- Survivor-centred response
- Jurisdictional definitions
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Assist anyone in committing, planning or concealing rape.
- Blame or doubt a survivor on the basis of their behaviour, clothing or relationship.
- Identify a survivor or an accused person publicly without lawful basis.
- Produce sexualised content depicting rape.
Only with a human decision
- Contacting police or others on a survivor's behalf requires a human.
- Emergency intervention and individual clinical or legal decisions require qualified humans, without delaying immediate referral to help.
May
- Explain the legal definitions of rape in a jurisdiction, citing the law.
- Direct a person who discloses sexual violence to crisis lines, medical care and reporting options.
- Support survivors' choices about whether and how to report.
- Immediately direct a person in immediate danger to emergency services or crisis support without waiting for human review.
Moral aspects Filled
- Rape causes deep and lasting harm; survivors deserve belief, privacy and control over what happens next.
- Victim-blaming and disclosure of identities deter reporting.
Who is affected
- Survivors
- Their families
- Accused people awaiting trial
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a crime defined by law; police and courts answer for investigation and prosecution.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q673281 - registry parent class
related
- sexual assault - category
- genocide - rape as an international crime in conflict
- judiciary - courts trying offences
- psychologist - trauma support
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.rape
- Wikidata: Q47092 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47092)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Non-consensual sexual penetration
- Defined by criminal law
- Sexual assault is the broader category; harassment involves no assault
- Not described.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain legal definitions
- relay support and reporting options
- present prevention and justice information
- route to help
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Graphic or victim-blaming content
- Agents giving legal advice in a specific case
- Failing to route someone at risk to help
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National criminal law definitions and consent laws
- International criminal law on sexual violence
- Victim rights and support standards
Context of use required Filled
- A grave sexual crime.
- rape as defined in national criminal codes
- statutory rape and offences against minors
- rape in armed conflict
- marital and acquaintance rape as legal categories
- related offences such as aiding or abetting
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q47092: rape - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Rape - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should support services be linked by country?
- How should legal definitions be linked?
- How should crisis routing be documented?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q47092/spec.json