P.E.I. offers device to connect victims with help faster

The province is introducing a new way to help victims of crime feel safer.

It's offering mobile electronic devices that let people contact emergency services with the push of a button. The device, about five centimetres long and three centimetres wide, is small enough to be worn around your neck.

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The idea is that victims, including those of domestic abuse, know they can get help anytime and anywhere, said Shawn Arbing, the electronic supervision coordinator for P.E.I.

"If a victim doesn't have a cell phone, and Victims Services feel that they do need another level of security, we can give the device to the victim and it has a direct call to our monitoring centre, so that the victim can have another level of security," he said.

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