Highlights

The Virginia Emergency Response Text Service highlights first, consist of developing a state-by-state communications system for law enforcement to synergize activities between each other. This way, for example, the text that was sent from the victim to the counseling representative, connected to 911 and the local police station. The text message from the police which the victim sent, is then sent to all hospitals in the immediate area and/or, their primary care physician, if they have one. So, the victim’s information would already be sent to whichever hospital they might go to, before they arrive for care. Another highlight of the service would consist of eventually, improving and/or enhancing judicial and healthcare systems in the whole United States, through aggressive education about and the use of technology. The idea of the text service and its goals would not be limited to Virginia, so that lawyers on a case for a victim of violent crime would automatically receive the initial text as well as contact information of the police department that had contact with the potential victim, and the EMT or hospital that took care of them.

                The other highlights consist of, text-enabled devices provided to potential victims and previous victims, paid for through taxes, state funds through a department, and community development block grants. These are grants issued by a state, given to each city, and that city determines how they will use it. The grant will likely be used on such material as business cards with text numbers for police departments and EMT, as well as hospitals, according to the state, IT Personnel, ready to fix whatever problem with the technology arises and, radio equipment as a back-up source of communication for departments to communicate.

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