Overview

• Friedo de Vries assumed office as Osnabrück police president on June 1 after leading Niedersachsen’s State Criminal Police Office since 2018.
• He proposes offenders wear electronic ankle monitors and potential victims carry GPS devices to alert police when the two come into proximity.
• Three women were killed by partners or ex-partners in Niedersachsen within a single week in May, and all suspects have been arrested and charged with murder.
• Daniela Behrens has announced that electronic monitoring will be enshrined in the revised Niedersachsen Police and Ordnance Authorities Act.
• Sachsen and Hessen have already adopted the Spanish model, which studies indicate has reduced femicides by about a quarter annually since 2009.