First anti-rapprochement bracelet available [PHOTOS + VIDEO]
The first anti-rapprochement bracelet in Quebec could be installed as early as Friday at the ankle of a man convicted of domestic violence in Quebec City. However, this will probably wait until next week. A unique measure in Canada that will reduce the number of femicides, according to Minister Geneviève Guilbault.The first step in the implementation of the anti-rapprochement bracelet is done in Quebec City. Of the five devices received this week and about twenty more next week, we would reach 500 units by the end of 2023 throughout Quebec. Depending on the needs, we can buy more, assure the project managers.
"It is a very effective tool for women caught in the infernal cycle of domestic violence. So that they can regain their peace of mind, the sense of security that is stolen from them by these men who commit violence and a certain control and autonomy in their lives," said Minister Guilbault, suggesting that this is the step forward she is most proud of at the end of her first term in Public Safety. She is also the minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.
On Friday, a demonstration was held in the gymnasium of the Quebec City Detention Facility, also known in Quebec City as the Orsainville Prison. An employee of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec lent himself to the game, or rather lent his ankle.
"It is a very effective tool for women caught in the infernal cycle of domestic violence. So that they can regain their peace of mind, the sense of security that is stolen from them by these men who commit violence and a certain control and autonomy in their lives," said Minister Guilbault, suggesting that this is the step forward she is most proud of at the end of her first term in Public Safety. She is also the minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.
On Friday, a demonstration was held in the gymnasium of the Quebec City Detention Facility, also known in Quebec City as the Orsainville Prison. An employee of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec lent himself to the game, or rather lent his ankle.
On Friday, a demonstration was made in the gymnasium of the Quebec City Detention Facility, also known in Quebec City as the Orsainville Prison.
THE SUN, ERICK LABBÉBecause it is at the prison or courthouse that a judge, a director of a detention facility, a probation officer or a representative of the Quebec Parole Board will be able to order the wearing of the bracelet during a release.
The first device could be imposed as early as Friday, but the authorities did not expect any request until next week.
How does it work?The widget attaches around the ankle in less than a minute. The headband made of solid plastic loops with four screws. The transceiver device, a black box as big as two stacked cell phones, geolocates the wearer at all times when there is network.
For his part, the victim must consent to have an application on his phone.
A perimeter of 1 to 10 km is predetermined for each, depending on the place of residence. If the two get too close, the police receive an alert and intervene. A pre-alert zone, with a doubled perimeter, is also defined. The offender therefore
has an opportunity to move away before being arrested.
THE SUN, ERICK LABBÉBecause it is at the prison or courthouse that a judge, a director of a detention facility, a probation officer or a representative of the Quebec Parole Board will be able to order the wearing of the bracelet during a release.
The first device could be imposed as early as Friday, but the authorities did not expect any request until next week.
How does it work?The widget attaches around the ankle in less than a minute. The headband made of solid plastic loops with four screws. The transceiver device, a black box as big as two stacked cell phones, geolocates the wearer at all times when there is network.
For his part, the victim must consent to have an application on his phone.
A perimeter of 1 to 10 km is predetermined for each, depending on the place of residence. If the two get too close, the police receive an alert and intervene. A pre-alert zone, with a doubled perimeter, is also defined. The offender therefore
has an opportunity to move away before being arrested.
Minister Guilbault believes that bracelets will reduce the number of women victims of domestic violence murdered by their spouse or former spouse who are repeat offenders.
THE SUN, ERICK LABBÉIf the battery weakens too much, if the bracelet is cut off or if the person leaves Quebec, for example, an alert is sent to the monitoring centre.
Quebec is the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt this system, the seventh in the world. The process applies only to offenders who have received a provincial sentence, up to two years less a day. The Minister is making representations
to Ottawa to extend the measure to federal penalties.
Goal zero femicideMs. Guilbault believes that anti-rapprochement bracelets will reduce the number of women murdered by their spouse or former spouse who are repeat offenders. She speaks of a goal of "zero femicide".
"Every bracelet installed is a potentially saved life," she said, noting that no woman with the device in Spain had been killed and that a reduction in recurrence and breach of conditions has been seen in other countries where the bracelet is used.
THE SUN, ERICK LABBÉIf the battery weakens too much, if the bracelet is cut off or if the person leaves Quebec, for example, an alert is sent to the monitoring centre.
Quebec is the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt this system, the seventh in the world. The process applies only to offenders who have received a provincial sentence, up to two years less a day. The Minister is making representations
to Ottawa to extend the measure to federal penalties.
Goal zero femicideMs. Guilbault believes that anti-rapprochement bracelets will reduce the number of women murdered by their spouse or former spouse who are repeat offenders. She speaks of a goal of "zero femicide".
"Every bracelet installed is a potentially saved life," she said, noting that no woman with the device in Spain had been killed and that a reduction in recurrence and breach of conditions has been seen in other countries where the bracelet is used.
The widget attaches around the ankle. To be more precise, the headband made of solid plastic screws around the ankle using four screws.
THE SUN, ERICK LABBÉ"I'm sure it's going to reduce harm, recidivism and femicide," she said.
In 2021, 26 women were killed in Quebec, two-thirds of them in a conjugal context.
After Quebec City, the program will be rolled out in the fall in Joliette, Valleyfield, throughout the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches. In Lanaudière, Montérégie, Outaouais, Montréal, Côte-Nord, Laval, Laurentides and Mauricie in April 2023, then in Gaspésie, Abitibi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Estrie, Centre-du-Québec and Nord-du-Québec in September 2023.
THE SUN, ERICK LABBÉ"I'm sure it's going to reduce harm, recidivism and femicide," she said.
In 2021, 26 women were killed in Quebec, two-thirds of them in a conjugal context.
After Quebec City, the program will be rolled out in the fall in Joliette, Valleyfield, throughout the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches. In Lanaudière, Montérégie, Outaouais, Montréal, Côte-Nord, Laval, Laurentides and Mauricie in April 2023, then in Gaspésie, Abitibi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Estrie, Centre-du-Québec and Nord-du-Québec in September 2023.
The Legault government has pledged $41 million over five years for this program.
OLIVIER BOSSÉ
Le Soleil
First anti-rapprochement bracelet available [PHOTOS + VIDEO] | Justice and miscellaneous facts| News | Le Soleil - Quebec
Le Soleil
First anti-rapprochement bracelet available [PHOTOS + VIDEO] | Justice and miscellaneous facts| News | Le Soleil - Quebec
