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Electronic Monitoring of High-Risk Domestic Violence Perpetrators — Georgia

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 71% 48/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Since Sept. 2020, Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs and UN Women use GPS ankle bracelets to monitor high-risk domestic-violence perpetrators under restrictive orders. Use grew from 44 to 100+ cases by late 2023, but no independent recidivism evaluation exists yet.

100 bracelets
GPS bracelets funded by UN Women (2020)
44 cases
Cases using electronic monitoring (Sept 2020-May 2023)
68 cases
Additional cases after protocol revision (May-Sept 2023)
Electronic Monitoring of High-Risk Domestic Violence Perpetrators — Georgia

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia / UN Women
Period
2020–present
Keywords
law enforcement, justice, gender-based violence, victim protection

Context

Georgia criminalised domestic violence and expanded protective-order mechanisms over the 2010s, but enforcing restraining orders against high-risk repeat abusers remained difficult to monitor in real time.

Objectives

To use GPS ankle-bracelet monitoring, linked to restrictive orders and the Public Safety Command Center '112', to track high-risk domestic-violence perpetrators in real time and alert police if they approach a protected person's home, workplace or other protected zone.

Activities

On 1 September 2020, Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, with UN Women funding for 100 GPS bracelets and monitoring infrastructure, launched electronic monitoring for perpetrators assessed as high-risk. Courts or police can attach a bracelet to a restrictive order, with the '112' centre tracking the wearer's location. The risk-assessment protocol was revised in 2023 to be more victim-oriented.

Results

Usage grew modestly: 44 cases used the mechanism from launch through May 2023, rising by a further 68 cases between May and September 2023 after the protocol revision - around 112 cumulative cases by late 2023.

Conclusions

UN Women and Georgian officials describe the tool as valuable in individual cases, but no independent recidivism or outcome evaluation has been located; the practice is documented as promising and evidence-partial rather than proven.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — UN Women funded 100 GPS bracelets and monitoring infrastructure as a one-time contribution; ongoing monitoring runs through the existing '112' command centre.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Launched 1 September 2020; risk-assessment protocol revised in 2023 to be more victim-oriented.
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Public Safety Command Center '112' operators, UN Women (funding and technical support)

Conditions for success

  • Integration with the existing restrictive-order legal framework
  • Real-time location tracking via the '112' command centre
  • A victim-oriented risk-assessment protocol (revised in 2023)

Common failure modes

  • No independent recidivism or outcome evaluation exists to confirm effectiveness
  • Uptake remained modest relative to the overall domestic-violence caseload

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