Joints against violence: Security for women in Germany in view!

Joints against violence: Security for women in Germany in view!

Berlin, Deutschland - In Germany, the use of electronic ankle cuffs to combat domestic violence is becoming increasingly concrete. Minister of the Interior and the federal states have agreed to increasingly use this technology to monitor perpetrators. At a recent conference, an agreement was reached that aims to expand the technical and legal requirements for the use of the ankle cuffs and to equip the state surveillance site in Hesse with additional means and capacity to ensure better surveillance. The initiative is a step in the struggle against femicides, because according to Zeit Most of the killings on women after separations.

The model that could be used in Germany is based on the successful Spanish approach. A similar technology has been used there since 2009 to protect women. When a perpetrator approaches the victim, a warning to the police and the endangered person will be issued, as reported by the WDR. This monitoring is part of the comprehensive plan to increase the security of women and to combat domestic violence.

functionality of the ankle bondage

Professor Dorothee Dienstbühl explains that the perpetrator has a device that transfers his location to a surveillance center in real time. The endangered person, on the other hand, receives an end device that informs them about the proximity of the perpetrator. With a threatening approach, there is an alarm signal for women and the police. Dienstbühl emphasizes that women who often have to live in women's shelters often lose their freedom. Therefore, many women want the work of the ankle bondage to feel safer. Another advantage is that the technology refuses that women still have to take responsibility for their protection, which is often the case in Germany.

The support for this measure seems to be great. Bremen's interior senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) emphasizes how important the use of electronic ankle cuffs in the fight against femalitis is, and the Federal Government plans to reform the Violence Protection Act in order to create legal protection for the use of this technology. Family courts should also have power in the future to arrange electronic ankle cuffs, which would be a further step towards strengthening the rights and safety of women. A corresponding draft law is to be presented this year, as reported [RBB24] (https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/biebtrag/2025/06/elektronische-fussfessel-haeusliche-chalt- against-femizide.html).

safe rooms for endangered women

The legal framework in Germany, however, varies federal, which makes practical implementation difficult. Nevertheless, the aim is to create uniform regulations nationwide in order to make the monitoring of perpetrators efficient. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, around 180,700 women were reported in Germany as victims of domestic violence in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 5.6 % compared to the previous year. Of these cases, 938 women were victims of attempted or completed homicides.

If the model of electronic ankle buffles from Spain in Germany are successfully implemented, female decline could lead to a significant decline in female. In Spain it has been shown that since the introduction of this technology under almost 13,000 monitored cases, female has no female. The goal is clear: a safe shelter for endangered women and effective control over the proximity of perpetrators.