Connecting victims, victim resources and the criminal justice system.
Call for Ideas
I'm interested in speaking/emailing with people who would like to take this a step further and build a technology platform and service offering that would/could do the following:
1.) incorporate a social network so victims of crime could get emotional support from other victims of the same crime. It might include the ability to develop groups (i.e. assault, identify theft, rape, human trafficking, sex slavery, refugees from various locations), as well as the ability to make the groups private/secure to keep the wrong people from infiltrating the groups and victimizing existing victims.
2.) centralize a point for finding victim services/resources - victim advocacy and victim services are typically localized to either where the crime occurred or where you live. These services are offered by non-profits/charities, city/local police departments/precincts, county sheriff offices, district attorney/legal system offices and other parts of the criminal justice system depending on what state/country you are from or where you happen to be. There are also private businesses that would like to offer their services (could generate fees to fund the operations costs) like counseling, self defense, educational services. And some people/organizations/businesses might want to contribute financially to a charity or victims support fund.
3.) let the general public help the police/criminal justice system - by being able to upload pictures and videos (from mobiles/cell phones) of crimes or offenses they see, provide anonymous tips, and basically have a direct link to communicate information to the right channels. New York City has recently upgraded its 911(999) and 311 (finding city services) phone lines to be able to accept texts, pictures and videos from mobile phones in an attempt to allow people to provide authorities with as much information as is on hand. While security and other issues will have to be addressed (like integrating this system into existing technological infrastructure, facial recognition information, etc.), all of this technology already EXISTS and just needs to be integrated.
So that's it, that's the idea. I have a lot of experience with launching new ventures, finding funding, and getting the right people/businesses/organizations in place. I'm looking for like-minded people that are interested in moving this forward with me. I want this to exist, not just to support victims, but also to provide much needed information and resources to overstretched criminal justice departments/ministries in countries around the world.
Get in touch! Please let me know your ideas, objections, comments, questions. I can't do this one by myself ;).
1.) incorporate a social network so victims of crime could get emotional support from other victims of the same crime. It might include the ability to develop groups (i.e. assault, identify theft, rape, human trafficking, sex slavery, refugees from various locations), as well as the ability to make the groups private/secure to keep the wrong people from infiltrating the groups and victimizing existing victims.
2.) centralize a point for finding victim services/resources - victim advocacy and victim services are typically localized to either where the crime occurred or where you live. These services are offered by non-profits/charities, city/local police departments/precincts, county sheriff offices, district attorney/legal system offices and other parts of the criminal justice system depending on what state/country you are from or where you happen to be. There are also private businesses that would like to offer their services (could generate fees to fund the operations costs) like counseling, self defense, educational services. And some people/organizations/businesses might want to contribute financially to a charity or victims support fund.
3.) let the general public help the police/criminal justice system - by being able to upload pictures and videos (from mobiles/cell phones) of crimes or offenses they see, provide anonymous tips, and basically have a direct link to communicate information to the right channels. New York City has recently upgraded its 911(999) and 311 (finding city services) phone lines to be able to accept texts, pictures and videos from mobile phones in an attempt to allow people to provide authorities with as much information as is on hand. While security and other issues will have to be addressed (like integrating this system into existing technological infrastructure, facial recognition information, etc.), all of this technology already EXISTS and just needs to be integrated.
So that's it, that's the idea. I have a lot of experience with launching new ventures, finding funding, and getting the right people/businesses/organizations in place. I'm looking for like-minded people that are interested in moving this forward with me. I want this to exist, not just to support victims, but also to provide much needed information and resources to overstretched criminal justice departments/ministries in countries around the world.
Get in touch! Please let me know your ideas, objections, comments, questions. I can't do this one by myself ;).
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