1. Purpose

Equality-Conserving Accountability ensures that accountability conserves symmetry across rank, power, role, and institutional position.

2. Core Question

Does accountability preserve symmetry, or does it collapse into scapegoating or immunity?

3. Construct Class

Type: Justice / Accountability System

Source status: Canon-Ready

Primary module: Meta-Theory / JGL

Related modules: Security, Restoration, AI Governance, Principles

4. Inputs

• violation class
• power level
• role authority
• consequence envelope
• repair status
• prevention status
• truth access
• institutional rank
• recurrence risk

5. Outputs

• symmetry status
• accountability symmetry map
• scapegoat risk
• immunity risk
• closure completeness
• reintegration readiness
• prevention requirements
• responsibility gradient

6. Failure Modes Detected

Not specified in the registry index.

7. Restoration Links

Not specified in the registry index.

8. Tool Readiness

Workflow Ready

9. Tool Potential

This can become a justice and governance assessment tool for institutions, AI incidents, leadership accountability, and restoration planning.

10. Source Notes

This compact spec sheet was generated from the Constructs Registry index. It preserves the current source fields and should be expanded against the full construct template during editorial review.

11. Machine-Readable Summary

construct_id: "CONSTRUCT-022"
title: "Equality-Conserving Accountability"
abbreviation: ""
construct_class: "Justice / Accountability System"
tool_readiness: "Workflow Ready"
primary_module: "Meta-Theory / JGL"
source_status: "Canon-Ready"
registry_source: "content/archive/constructs/registry/index.md"