Short TermThe short-term impact would be to help vulnerable young females gain a voice when they feel helpless. This device helps ensure the whereabouts and the safety of the users; this is possible through its components, the use of a GPS tracker, or the detection of sudden movements. With these detections, the authorities and pre-programmed contacts would receive the information tied to the incident. This information would include the location as well as a picture to help identify the perpetrator. With this evidence, the young female adults will be able to get reassurance that the perpetrator would be held accountable for their actions.
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Long TermThe long-term impact would be to empower women. Over the past few years, society had conditioned the general public to believe that when women's victimization is their fault. By helping women feel safer, and more comfortable reporting assault, we hope to shift the perception so that moving forward everyone understands that the responsibility of the assault lies solely with the perpetrator, and has nothing to do with the way the victim dresses or carries themselves. Current social beliefs keep women from speaking up and reporting crimes committed against them. They keep these events to themselves in fear that the police department will not protect them. With our device, more girls will raise their voice and be confident in their ability to speak up against what they've experienced and help inspire other young women to do the same.
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