Rule-Breaking Behavior
Dimension 449 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Rule-Breaking Behavior measures the extent to which an expression reflects engagement in deliberate violations of rules, norms, or others' rights. It encompasses aggression, theft, property damage, deceit, truancy, and other misconduct, including whether such acts are concealed, suspected, or discovered by authority figures.
evidence final name · Criminal Activity
Minimal Rule-Breaking Behavior
Expressions activating this band refer to isolated misconduct, general disruption, or mixed problem content without a clear pattern of deliberate antisocial acts. The rule-breaking content is sparse, broad, or only weakly specified.
Moderate Rule-Breaking Behavior
Expressions activating this band describe recognizable misconduct such as aggression, theft, fire-setting, substance-related concerns, or behavior that harms relationships and reputation. The behavior is framed as problematic or suspected, but concealment and apprehension are not yet the central focus.
High Rule-Breaking Behavior
Expressions activating this band describe concrete acts of theft, bullying, truancy, or other criminal behavior together with being found out by adults or police. The misconduct is specific, enacted, and tied to detection or consequences.
Severe Rule-Breaking Behavior
Expressions activating this band center on covert misconduct such as cheating, lying, hiding, sneaking, and stealing that is actively observed or caught by authority figures. The behavior is deliberate, concealed, and explicitly linked to apprehension.
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Minimal Criminal Activity: Criminal activity is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse criminal activity.
Moderate Criminal Activity: Criminal activity is experienced here as direct functional disruption, reflecting interference with daily life and measurable impairment. Unlike the band below, where criminal activity was characterized by a general or mixed form, the proxy here has shifted in character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect direct functional disruption from criminal activity.
Intense Criminal Activity: Criminal activity is clearly present at this level. Unlike the band below, where criminal activity was characterized by direct functional disruption, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band reflect criminal activity at this level of intensity.
Peak Criminal Activity: Criminal activity is clearly present at this level. Compared to the band below, criminal activity is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band reflect criminal activity at this level of intensity.
