Not victims but perpetrators house in violence

It often happens that a woman fleeing violence and on the doorstep of the women's condition. Often with her children. While they from their homes is expelled, the offender continues to live at the old address. Against the wishes of alderman Hugo de Jonge (care, CDA). ,, Who beats, going, '' he says.

However, there are snags. If the police immediately go off on a report of domestic violence, the procedure for a restraining order can be put in motion. But if the victim fled, can not.

The Rotterdam experiment 'safe return home "must change this. Even then the perpetrators of violence should get a restraining order, so that the victim of reception can return home. And that perpetrators have no interest in making their victim so afraid that flight.

De Jonge: ,, Of course, must be carefully weighed, or that may, in the context of security. Maybe they have to get aware alarm, which comes with one push of the button police. But if it can, she should go back home. ''

Restraining

The restraining order lasts only ten days and extended another eighteen days. There should be no contact during this period, either by phone or email. The time is used to indicate the perpetrator and victim assistance. Then follows a new start or a divorce.

Rotterdam was the first municipality in the Netherlands where a restraining order was imposed. Last year this happened in Rotterdam 270 times throughout the Rotterdam region 448 times. This is a decrease of about 20 percent. ,, But that does not mean that we have the problem of domestic violence under it, '' said Young. ,, The risk of relapse is high. ''

Rotterdam wants more often to impose a ban, but had no effect yet a call to the minister last year. The municipalities want the law changed so that an ex-spouse can get a ban if he is not cohabiting with the victim.

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