Convicts wearing GPS bracelets have been convicted of a crime. Most people with restraining orders have not been convicted of a crime, or at least not one related to the restraining order. This would make it hard to legally force them to wear a tracker. I suppose that for cases where they have been convicted for violating the restraining order, this might be a good idea.

i have a idea why not have all people wear something like this our goverment will know where we are all the time and have a better control of crime yeah but you loose you total freedom for more security

I think it's a good idea but probably not enforable unless there is a history of violence.

So the police are dispatched every time the restrain-or and restrain-ee are in adjacent movie theatres, stores, etc.

Considering how easy it is to get a restraining order these days (basically, fill out a form and say "I'm afraid of this person", and pay a small fee), I'm with Dwane.

BUT, if all restraining orders were mutual, and the restrain-ee and the restrain-or both had to wear these things, then the police can tell from the logs who moved into the area of whom. If the restrain-or moved into the restrain-ee's area, he or she gets arrested. That's an idea for which I would vote.

I think tracking people becomes a tricky subject as it's hard to go into a job interview with a huge leg anklet on and claim it's not for anything dangerous. Come on!