Government plans for offender restriction zones will shift focus from protecting victims to limiting violent offenders' freedom after prison release. The initiative aims to enhance victims' confidence and mobility by utilizing electronic monitoring technology. Probation officers will assess risks and collaborate with victims to establish these zones, ensuring a safe distance from offenders. The Joanna Simpson Foundation supports this change, emphasizing the need for victims to reclaim their lives without fear of encountering their abusers. This approach promises both greater safety for victims and lower monitoring costs for authorities.
The plans are designed to restrict the movements of the most serious sexual and violent offenders. Technology, such as electronic tags, would be used to ensure compliance and manage risk.
Many campaigners for women's safety have long called for offenders to be restricted rather than victims. This change will provide victims with more freedom and confidence.
Exclusion zones have made victims feel trapped as though they are the ones serving a sentence. This is the much-needed change that has been long called for.
By placing restrictions on offenders instead, survivors will have the freedom to live, move, and heal without fear. This change is a powerful step forward.
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