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abuse

vr.tr.abuse · XCT.STA

Let an agent recognise abuse, give safety and reporting routes first, describe forms neutrally and non-graphically, and handle the computer misuse sense defensively only.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent recognise abuse, give safety and reporting routes first, describe forms neutrally and non-graphically, and handle the computer misuse sense defensively only.

Harmful, improper or excessive treatment of a person, animal or thing, including physical, emotional, sexual, financial and neglectful abuse of people; the registry also lists misuse of computer systems, such as code injection, which is a separate security topic.

What it is for: A serious harm addressed by protection services, law and support organisations.

It can be get immediate help if someone is in danger; report abuse to the right authority; find confidential support services; recognise warning signs.

Distinguishing features

Causes harm or risk of harm

Often involves power imbalance

Many forms and settings

Protected against by law

What it looks like

Not described in graphic terms.

How it is recognised

Forms: physical, emotional, sexual, financial, neglect

Settings: domestic, institutional, online

Computer misuse is a separate sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

aggression and human behaviour

is addressed by - response

safeguarding and protection services

is prohibited by - law

criminal and protection law

is confused with - another sense

computer misuse

In practice

Families and kinds

child abuse

domestic abuse

elder abuse

institutional abuse

online abuse

Standards and regulation

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Council of Europe Istanbul Convention

Safeguarding and criminal law

Computer misuse laws (for the security sense)

Failure modes and hazards

Delaying help for someone in danger

Graphic or identifying content

Dismissing disclosures

Giving technical detail for computer attacks

Also called

code injectionOS command injectionEval InjectionDLL injectiongaming the systemmaltreatmentmisconducteducational maltreatmentjuror misconductbarratryallegations of Hong Kong Police Force misconduct surrounding the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protestsTrinity Baptist Church sex scandal (Concord, New Hampshire)Image-Based Sexual Abuseabusive supervisionverbal abuseTexas two-step bankruptcymisappropriationverbal violenceInstitutional abusesurveillance abuseindoctrinationspouse abusepredatory lendingconcert abuse in the 2020sabuse of rightscriminalityfamily abusewomen abuseonline abusesystemic abusenarcissistic abuseconversion therapysexual orientation change effortsmate crimeadult abusesetting up to failexploitation of women in mass mediareligious abuselegal abuseprisoner abuse (abus de prisonnier)

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Safety Immediate help.

Safety comes first.

Danger

Emergency.

Danger

Immediate danger.

  1. Is someone in immediate danger, needing emergency services now? boundary
  2. Is it safe for the person to talk? boundary

Disclosure

Responding.

Disclosure

Responding to disclosure.

  1. How should the agent respond supportively to a disclosure? action
  2. Which confidential helpline fits? action
Reporting Authorities.

Reporting protects people.

Children

Child protection.

Children

Child protection.

  1. Is a child at risk, needing a report to police or child protection services? boundary
  2. How can a report be made? action

Adults

Adult safeguarding.

Adults

Adult safeguarding.

  1. Where can abuse of an adult, including elder abuse, be reported? action
  2. What happens after reporting? definition
Support Services.

Support aids recovery.

Services

Helplines and shelters.

Services

Support services.

  1. Which support services, shelters or advocates are available? action
  2. Are they confidential and free? boundary

Signs

Recognition.

Signs

Warning signs.

  1. What warning signs do safeguarding bodies describe, in general terms? provenance
  2. What should a concerned person do? action
Limits Content boundaries.

Some content is out of scope.

Graphic content

Out of scope.

Graphic

Content limits.

  1. Is the request for graphic or identifying details? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline and redirect to help? action

Computer misuse

Defensive only.

Computing

Computer misuse sense.

  1. Is computer system misuse meant, requiring only defensive guidance? boundary
  2. Which security entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should forms of abuse be separate entries?
  • How should helplines be localised?
  • How should the computer misuse aliases be moved?
Draft as JSON