A special application for victims of domestic violence has been created in the USA: it can collect evidence

Sadly, domestic violence is still widespread, even in the United States. And given the complex judicial system, collecting evidence can be very difficult. For this purpose, an application was created that will help document each case of violence. More about the history of its creation and directly told about the application Voice of America.

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“I’m lucky to be alive. I’m sure if I hadn’t ended this relationship, I would no longer exist,” says police lieutenant Heather Glogolic.

The story of Heather Gloholich, who was brutally beaten by her ex-husband, sounds intimidating.

“In October 2008, my ex-husband came home drunk. He tried to start an argument with me, but I had no desire to argue with him. He ended up beating me for four hours,” Heather said.

Glogolich managed to report this situation to the police, and her abuser was arrested. However, not all stories end so well.

Heather is one of many people in the United States who have experienced domestic violence. After the knockdowns and self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation has worsened many times over, says Jill Zinkgraf, a representative of the center for victims of domestic violence.

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“The rate of victims of violence has increased by 380%. We have increased the number of consulting services and consultants by 86%. For the first time in the 8 years that I have been working here, we have to put people on the waiting list, because their number is growing rapidly,” states Zinkgraf.

It is often difficult for victims of domestic violence in the United States to gather the evidence necessary to bring the perpetrator to justice. But in the modern world, new technologies come to the rescue.

Sheri Kurdakul from New Jersey created Victims Voice, a unique mobile service.

“The application was created to simplify the complex process of collecting evidence for each incident of violence in order to transfer it to the justice system,” Kurdakul explained.

The Victims Voice control panel can be accessed through any browser, be it a smartphone, tablet or computer. The app allows you to chronicle the domestic violence victims are experiencing, as well as upload photos.

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With one keystroke, you can instantly close the application: if an abuser appears nearby, the program immediately opens a page with a local weather forecast.

“We created an application that allows victims to document the details of each case of abuse,” says Kurdakul.

The service is distributed by human rights organizations, domestic violence shelters and law enforcement agencies and is also available on the Victims Voice website.

Glogolic was one of the first developers of this app.

“The number of cases of prosecution of attackers will increase. And victims of violence will have a better chance of achieving justice. What they say will come across as truthful, and it makes our job of protecting society from bad people easier,” Heather said.

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