Domestic Violence Law: Ankle Monitor Surveillance Cases Rise

by Archynetys Economy Desk

According to the police union, the number of surveillance cases with electronic ankle bondage could increase significantly. If the Federal Ministry of Justice’s law is passed on domestic violence and comes into force, there should be “several hundred” other cases, the chairman of the police union, Jochen Kopelke, said to the Editorial network Germany (RND). “Around 1,400 people are recorded in the file for falling sex offenders across Germany,” he said.

In some federal states such as Hesse, Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, footstorms are already being used to protect victims of domestic violence. Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) now strives for a nationwide regulation, according to which family courts will in future be able to oblige the perpetrators to carry such a device. It warns authorities and endangered persons when a perpetrator approaches in a forbidden way.

Nationwide, 129 criminals in Germany are currently monitored with an electronic anklewish. For the most part, these cases are related to sex crimes, like a spokesman for the Hessian Ministry of Justice dem RND announced. The joint electronic surveillance site of the federal states (Gül), which has existed since 2012 and has been working for all 16 federal states.

Spain is considered a model

The Hessian Ministry of Justice draws a positive conclusion after half a year with the use of ankle cuffs in domestic violence. “There were no attacks by providers of the Spanish anklewells on the protected people. For event reports that have been received by Gül, could always be reacted directly by contacting them so that the sponsors do not get too close to the persons to be protected,” said Hesse’s Minister of Justice (CDU) RND.

The Hessian law and the plans from the Federal Ministry of Justice are based on Spain. Since the introduction of the electronic ankles for perpetrators in 2009, no victim has been killed, according to the ministry’s draft law.

More than 250,000 people became victims of domestic violence in 2023, as can be seen from the federal parent of the Federal Criminal Police (BKA). Experts assume a non -reported case. The majority of those affected by domestic violence are women, the vast majority of suspects are male.

Numbers for 2024 on domestic violence have not yet been officially presented. According to a report of the Welt am Sonntag There were a record value with 265,942 affected people last year. The newspaper refers to figures from the Federal Criminal Police Office.

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