A Comprehensive Review of SHIELD: Smart Handler for Incident Event and Location Detection

Women’s safety is a major concern in today’s world; technologies can help to provide quick support in emergencies. This paper presents SHIELD (Smart Handler for Incident Event and Location Detection), a mobile application designed to keep women safe. The application uses smartphones and cloud services to track the user’s live location, record audio and video as evidence, and send alerts to trusted contacts automatically. Even without internet access, SHIELD can store important data locally to ensure it works reliably. Built with Java and Firebase, the application is easy to use and requires minimum action from the user in stressful situations. SHIELD improves response times during emergencies and help document incidents effectively. By combining several safety features in one application, SHIELD provides a practical solution to help women feel more secure and safer.