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Survey Exposes Deep Resource Gaps in Spain’s Gender Violence Courts

The CGPJ Plenary has charged regional judicial authorities with proposing measures to remedy deep resource gaps in monitoring tools, victim support, staffing, infrastructure.

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Overview

  • A CGPJ survey of nearly half of Spain’s specialized gender violence judges reveals pervasive resource shortfalls with stark interregional disparities in monitoring, facilities, support services.
  • Judges rated electronic monitoring devices 2.2 out of 5 with installation delays over three hours in 69 percent of cases, driving widespread dissatisfaction.
  • Re-education programs for aggressors are unavailable in 71 percent of courts, sharing a 2.2/5 satisfaction score with monitoring tools.
  • Forensic evaluation units scored 2.9 out of 5, suffering six-month report backlogs in 44.3 percent of courts due to staffing shortages.
  • This week the CGPJ Plenary sent the survey results to regional judicial leaders charged with proposing targeted fixes before courts take on expanded sexual offense jurisdiction in October.