What do the parties say on public safety?

The AfD wants to expand immigration law as a tool against crime committed by foreigners. Convicted foreign offenders would have to be expelled, and people classed as security threats could be held in preventive detention.

The AfD wants tougher rules for foreigners who commit crimes. Convicted foreign offenders would have to leave the country. Dangerous people could be locked up as a precaution. Convicted offenders should not get a German passport.

The AfD wants to fight organized crime as well as clan and gang crime with more investigators and tougher rules. Assets gained through crime would be confiscated, and offenders and their relatives would have to prove where large assets came from.

The AfD wants to act against criminal gangs and clans. There would be more investigators with better equipment. The state would take away money that comes from crime. Offenders and their families would have to explain where their wealth comes from.

The AfD wants to tighten juvenile criminal law because, in its view, it no longer fits the growing number of young offenders. Children would be criminally responsible from age 12, and juvenile law would apply only up to the 18th birthday.

The AfD wants stricter rules for young offenders. Today, people can be punished only from age 14. The AfD wants this from age 12. From age 18, adult criminal law would always apply.

The AfD wants police officers to receive uniform, higher pay nationwide, better equipment and better social protection. At the same time, police commissioners, internal reporting offices and tightened disciplinary rules would be scrapped, which the platform sees as tools for exerting political influence on officers.

The AfD wants to pay police officers the same and better everywhere. They would get better weapons and equipment. The AfD wants to abolish police commissioners. These are offices that look into complaints about the police. Officers should not be fired for political reasons.

The AfD wants to strengthen the justice system with more staff and modernized procedural rules. Probation on prison sentences would be possible only after a minimum portion has been served, and third-country nationals could serve their sentences in third countries.

The AfD wants more staff for the courts. People with a prison sentence would first serve part of it. Only then could they get probation. Probation means the rest of the sentence is suspended. Foreigners from non-EU countries could serve their time abroad.

The AfD wants to fight extremism from the right, the left and from religious motives, and says the state currently neglects left-wing extremism. Violent far-left organizations would be banned and the Antifa classified as a terrorist organization.

The AfD wants to act against every kind of extremism. It says the state does too little against left-wing extremists. Violent left-wing groups would be banned. Showing their symbols would be a crime. The Antifa would count as a terror group.

The AfD wants to make it a criminal offense to publicly call for the establishment of a caliphate. Foreign nationals who take part in such rallies are to be deported. The platform argues that the demand is hostile to the constitution.

Some people call for a caliphate at protests. A caliphate is a state run by Islamic rules. The AfD wants to punish this demand. Foreigners who take part should have to leave Germany.

The AfD wants to make it a crime to act as a so-called Friedensrichter (informal arbitrator who settles disputes under Sharia). In neighborhoods the platform calls no-go areas, the state is to step in with raids and checkpoints.

In some neighborhoods, informal judges settle fights between people. They are not real judges. The AfD wants to punish their work. The police should do more checks in these neighborhoods.

The AfD rejects state spyware (Staatstrojaner), blanket data retention and comprehensive video surveillance. It sees a trend toward a surveillance state and argues that existing laws and enough staff would suffice.

The AfD wants less surveillance by the state. Cameras should not be everywhere. The state should not use spy software on phones and computers. It should also not store everyone's connection data.

The AfD wants to build up the Federal Police legally, in staffing and in technology so it can protect Germany's borders. It cites migration, cross-border crime and terrorism as reasons.

The Federal Police should be able to protect the borders better. It should get more powers and modern technology. Officers should get better pay. They should be able to retire at age 60.

The BSW wants more staff and better equipment for the police so they are visible in public spaces and can prosecute crimes. Security tasks should not be privatized. Especially intrusive powers should remain limited to the most serious crimes.

The BSW wants more police officers and better equipment. Police should be visible on streets and squares. Private companies should not take over police tasks. Strong surveillance should only be used for very serious crimes.

The BSW wants to abolish the special criminal offense of insulting politicians that was introduced in 2021. Politicians must face citizens' criticism, it argues, and police and prosecutors should be relieved of such cases.

Today, people who insult politicians can get a special punishment. The BSW wants to remove this rule. Politicians should put up with criticism. The police should deal with more important things.

The BSW wants to abolish the monitoring category "delegitimization of the state" at the Verfassungsschutz (domestic intelligence agency). The agency should not protect the government or damage fundamental rights. Parliament should oversee it effectively.

The Verfassungsschutz is a domestic intelligence agency. It also watches people who talk down the state. The BSW wants to end this task. Parliament should check the agency closely.

The CDU and the CSU want more video surveillance in dangerous public places and automated facial recognition at train stations, airports, and crime hot spots. The aim is to identify serious offenders. The parties say this will make everyday life safer.

The CDU and the CSU want more cameras in dangerous places. At train stations and airports, computers should recognize faces. This should help police find serious criminals. The parties say everyone should be able to move around without fear.

The CDU and the CSU want tougher penalties for stalking, assault, especially with knives, and gang rape. Victims of domestic violence would get more protection, including wider use of electronic ankle monitors for offenders. Attacks on emergency responders would also be punished more severely.

The CDU and the CSU want tougher penalties for violence. This covers knife attacks and stalking, for example. Stalking means someone follows and harasses a person again and again. Women and children should get better protection from violence at home.

The CDU and the CSU want to undo the legalization of cannabis. In the platform's view, the cannabis law has neither limited consumption nor pushed back the black market.

Since 2024, cannabis has been partly legal for adults. The CDU and the CSU want to ban it again. They say the law has not helped. There is still a black market and violence between gangs.

The CDU and the CSU want adult criminal law to apply to everyone aged 18 to 21. In addition, a scientific study would examine whether criminal responsibility starting at age 14 is still appropriate.

Today, many people aged 18 to 21 get milder sentences under juvenile law. The CDU and the CSU want to change that. Adult criminal law should apply to them. The parties also want to check whether children under 14 can be punished.

The CDU and the CSU want to require internet providers to store IP addresses and port numbers for a minimum period. Federal security agencies would get further digital powers, such as remote searches of devices and AI-based data analysis. According to the platform, protecting the public should take priority over individual data privacy.

Every computer on the internet has a number, the IP address. Internet companies should store these numbers for a while. This should help police solve serious crimes. Police and other agencies should also be allowed to secretly search computers. The parties say safety matters more than data privacy.

The CDU and the CSU want to equip police everywhere with tasers and allow body cameras inside homes as well. They want to abolish the Federal Police Commissioner and reject ID badges and stop receipts for federal police. Accusations against security agencies would be handled by prosecutors and courts.

Police officers should get tasers and body cameras. They should be allowed to use the cameras inside homes too. The CDU and the CSU want to abolish the Federal Police Commissioner. Federal police officers should not have to wear an ID number. The parties say police should have less paperwork.

The CDU and the CSU want to conclude a "Pact for Civil Protection" with the states and launch a special program for civil defense. This is meant to prepare Germany better for extreme weather, pandemics, terrorism, and hybrid warfare.

Germany should be better prepared for crises. Crises are things like floods, power outages, or attacks. The CDU and the CSU want to spend more on disaster protection. There should be more warning systems. People themselves should also prepare.

The CDU and the CSU want to quickly present a law to combat extremism. Promoting terrorist organizations would become a crime. Anyone who publicly calls for abolishing the democratic constitutional order or is convicted of an antisemitic offense would face expulsion and, as a dual national, lose German citizenship.

The CDU and the CSU want a new law against extremism. Promoting terror groups should be a crime. Some offenders should have to leave Germany. People with two passports could lose the German one.

The CDU and the CSU want to act equally against Islamism, right-wing extremism and left-wing extremism. Mosques where hatred is preached are to be closed, and associations monitored by the domestic intelligence service are to receive no public money. Extremists are to be disarmed without burdening legal gun owners.

The CDU and the CSU want to act against all extremism. Mosques with hate preaching should close. Monitored groups should get no state money. Extremists should not have weapons. Hunters and sport shooters should face no disadvantages.

The CDU and the CSU want to make denying Israel's right to exist a crime and classify antisemitic incitement as an especially serious case. Antisemitic offenses are to lead to loss of protection status and deportation. Funded organizations are to declare their opposition to antisemitism.

The CDU and the CSU want tougher penalties for hatred of Jews. Denying Israel's right to exist should be a crime. Refugees who commit such crimes should lose their protection. People who want to become German must accept Israel's existence.

The CDU and the CSU want to create a customs police force that pools investigations into financial crime. For assets of unclear origin, the owner would in future have to prove they were obtained legally. Europol and the federal-state initiative against clan crime are also to be strengthened.

The CDU and the CSU want a new customs police against money laundering. Money laundering means criminals hide where money comes from. People with suspicious assets should have to prove the origin. Police in Europe should work together more closely.

The CDU and the CSU want to prevent foreign governments from influencing Muslims in Germany through mosque associations and Islamic federations. A duty to disclose funding and donors is to be introduced. At the same time, they want a foundation to support mosque communities loyal to the constitution.

The CDU and the CSU do not want foreign governments to influence mosques. Mosque associations should show where their money comes from. Groups with money from foreign governments get no German state money. Imams should be trained in Germany and in German.

The FDP wants to redistribute responsibilities among the security agencies of the federal government, the states and municipalities. Intelligence services would get clearer legal foundations and, at the same time, better oversight. New powers would be reviewed in advance for their effect on civil rights.

The FDP wants to reorganize the security agencies. Many agencies do similar jobs today. The intelligence services should get clear rules. Someone should check them better. The FDP wants new powers to be reviewed first.

The FDP wants to take action against criminal clans and other organized crime. Money laundering would be stopped and assets from crimes confiscated. The party's aim is that crime should not pay.

The FDP wants to fight criminal clans. The state should take away money from crimes. It should stop money laundering. Money laundering means hiding that money comes from crimes.

The FDP rejects blanket video surveillance, automated facial recognition and the storage of data without specific cause. Instead, data would be secured only when there is suspicion and a judge orders it. A right to encryption would protect private communication.

The FDP does not want everyone to be watched. Cameras should not recognize faces automatically. The state should not store data without a reason. Only with a suspicion can a judge allow it. Everyone should be allowed to encrypt messages.

The FDP wants to take action against political and religious extremism, especially Islamism and antisemitism. Public money should not go to groups that deny Israel's right to exist. Further bans on organizations would be examined.

The FDP wants to fight extremism. This includes Islamism and hatred of Jews. Jewish people should feel safe in Germany. Some groups should get no money from the state. The FDP wants to look at further bans.

The Free Voters see Islamism as the biggest extremism problem and want Islamist associations banned and permanently monitored. The state is also to act firmly against right-wing and left-wing extremism, and the Verfassungsschutz (domestic intelligence agency) is to get considerably more staff.

The Free Voters want stronger action against extremism. Islamist associations should be banned. Authorities should watch Islamist preachers all the time. The domestic intelligence agency should get more staff. No one should use it for political purposes.

The Free Voters want more money for counterterrorism units and closer cooperation among European intelligence services. Security agencies are to have broad access to data to monitor dangerous individuals; data protection is to take a back seat for these groups.

The Free Voters want more money for anti-terror units. Intelligence services in Europe should work together better. Authorities should be able to use a lot of data on dangerous people. Data protection then counts less for these people. An independent office should check this.

The Free Voters want to expand overt video surveillance and allow municipalities to set up zones with full camera coverage. According to the platform, this strengthens the sense of security, deters offenders, and makes evidence in court easier.

The Free Voters want more video cameras in public places. Cities should be allowed to set up whole video zones. Signs should clearly show these zones. There must be other routes without cameras. Police may also film at demonstrations.

The Free Voters want to ban full-face veils and face coverings in public life. They argue that a visible face is needed for communication and identification and that veiling stands for separation and the oppression of women.

The Free Voters want a ban on full-face veils. Covering the face to hide should also be banned. People should show their face in daily life. The party says this helps people recognize each other. It sees the veil as a sign of the oppression of women.

The Free Voters want children under 14 to be open to prosecution for serious offenses. This is meant to stop criminal careers early and prevent clans and criminal families from using children to commit crimes.

Today children under 14 cannot be punished. The Free Voters want to change that. It should apply only to serious offenses. An expert and a judge check each case. Small thefts should also stay punishable.

The Free Voters want to expand courts and prosecutors' offices, digitize the justice system, and speed up criminal proceedings. A greater police presence and more funds for investigators are meant to restore trust in the rule of law.

The Free Voters want more staff for courts and prosecutors. The justice system should work digitally. Criminal cases should move faster. There should be more police on the streets. Citizens should trust the state more again.

The Free Voters want to give European security agencies such as Europol and Eurojust far broader powers. They call for tougher penalties and targeted checks against human trafficking. The platform argues that open borders have made the security situation more complicated.

The Free Voters want to fight criminal gangs across Europe. European agencies like Europol should be allowed to do more. People who traffic humans should get harsher punishment. Victims should get help.

The Free Voters want to replace the current cannabis rules based on home growing and growers' clubs. Instead, cannabis would be sold legally in licensed specialty shops. In the platform's view, the current approach has not pushed back the black market enough.

Today people can grow cannabis at home or get it in clubs. The Free Voters want to change that. Cannabis should only be sold in special shops. These shops need a license. This is meant to shrink illegal dealing.

The Free Voters stand behind police and emergency responders and reject blanket accusations against the police. At the same time, independent police commissioners are to be set up in every state. Service in the Federal Police is to become more attractive, and the states' police IT systems are to be standardized.

The Free Voters support police and rescue workers. Mistakes inside the police should be investigated fairly. Every state should get an independent police commissioner. Working for the Federal Police should become more attractive. Police everywhere should use the same computer systems.

The Free Voters reject a constitutional amendment that would allow more deployments of the Bundeswehr inside Germany. The tasks of police and military are to remain separate because only the police are trained for internal security. The platform considers the existing exceptions sufficient.

The army may only rarely be used inside Germany. The Free Voters want to keep it that way. The police are responsible for safety inside the country. There are exceptions, for example in disasters. The party says that is enough.

The Free Voters consider German gun law strict enough and want to partly reverse the most recent tightening. In the platform's view, it hits law-abiding hunters, sport shooters and citizens without protecting against criminals. Instead, illegal gun possession and violent crimes are to be punished in a more targeted way.

Gun rules were recently made stricter. The Free Voters want to take back part of that. They say the rules hit hunters and sport shooters for no reason. The state should rather punish illegal guns and violence. Guns should not have to be stored centrally in clubhouses.

The Free Voters want to strengthen civil protection and renew its buildings and equipment. Civilian shelters are to be set up again in a targeted way, with the federal government providing a plan and funding. The platform cites years of neglect and growing threats.

The Free Voters want to protect people better in disasters. There should be new equipment and stores of important goods. There should be regular drills again. The state should also build shelters again. Shelters are safe rooms for emergencies.

The Free Voters want to change the rules of cannabis legalization. They consider the amount allowed for personal use too high and the distances from schools too small. Limits for driving are to be based on scientific findings.

Cannabis is partly legal in Germany. The Free Voters want stricter rules. People should be allowed to carry less cannabis. The distance from schools should be larger. The police should be better able to act against dealers.

The Free Voters want rape to be punished almost as severely as murder. The statute of limitations is to rise to 30 years because, according to the platform, many victims can only speak about the crime decades later.

The Free Voters want tougher punishment for rape. The punishment should be almost as high as for murder. The time limit for prosecution should also be longer. After this time limit, nobody can be punished anymore. The limit should be 30 years.

The Greens want to expand the protection of children and teenagers from sexualized and other violence. The plan includes uniform standards, prosecution online and offline, and more prevention.

Children and teenagers need protection from violence. The Greens want the same rules everywhere. The police should pursue offenders on the internet and elsewhere. Images of abuse should be deleted. Schools and families should work on prevention.

The Greens want to examine which minor offenses no longer need to be treated as crimes, in order to ease the burden on the courts. According to the platform, nobody should end up in jail because they cannot pay a small fine.

Some small offenses are crimes today. The Greens want to check whether that is needed. Courts should have less work this way. People who cannot pay a small fine should not go to prison.

The Greens reject surveillance without specific cause, including blanket data retention, chat control, and biometric identification in public spaces. Instead they rely on targeted law enforcement using the quick-freeze procedure and AI-supported data analysis by the police.

The Greens do not want everyone to be watched without a reason. The state should not store everyone's connection data. It should not scan private chats either. But police should be able to secure data when there is a suspicion. Police should analyze their data better with computer programs.

The Greens want to move sexual offense law to a consent-based model, under which sexual acts without agreement are punishable. They also want new offenses for spreading nude images without consent and tougher sentences when knockout drops are used.

The Greens want to change the criminal law on sexual violence. Sex should only be allowed with consent. This is called the consent model. People who spread nude pictures against someone's will should be punished. This also applies to fake pictures made by a computer. People who use knockout drops should be punished harder.

The Greens want to give the Federal Police and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) more staff, technology and constitutionally sound powers. Federal police laws are to be modernized and investigations in the digital sphere strengthened. The platform also relies on prevention as the most effective way to fight crime.

The federal police should get more staff and better technology. They should also be able to investigate better online. The laws for the police should be updated. The Greens also want to prevent crime before it happens.

The Greens want to further restrict access to firearms and other dangerous weapons. The platform points to the growing number of firearms and to violent crimes, especially in the home.

The Greens want stricter rules for weapons. It should be harder to get a gun. People should need a permit just to buy a blank-firing gun. Public offices should work together better.

The Greens want to make police conduct more transparent. Federal Police officers would wear anonymized identification, and a ticket system would record the reasons for stops. The platform bases this on the police's special responsibility as holder of the state's monopoly on force.

Federal police officers should wear a number on their uniform. When stopped, people should get a slip stating the reason. This should make clearer what the police do. The office for complaints about the police should get stronger.

The Greens make fighting organized crime a priority. They want to set up a joint federal-state center, strengthen the relevant units of the BKA, Federal Police and customs, and allow tougher penalties. European agencies are also to receive more powers.

Criminal gangs cause great harm. The Greens want to act more strongly against them. The federal government and the states should work together in a new center. Punishments should be tougher. Police in Europe should also do more together.

The Greens want to expand the Federal Office for Combating Financial Crime into a financial police force. Assets obtained through crime should be easier to confiscate. The platform cites around 100 billion euros said to be laundered in Germany each year.

Criminals move a lot of money from crimes into the normal economy in Germany. This is called money laundering. The Greens want a special financial police for this. The state should be able to take away crime money more easily.

The Greens want people who reject the constitution to have no weapons and hold no public office. Extremist networks are to be identified early and monitored, and associations banned. The platform focuses in particular on the far-right scene.

Some people reject the constitution. The Greens want to take their weapons away. They also should not work for the state. This applies to the police and the army, for example.

The Greens want to invest in domestic security and better equip the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the domestic intelligence service. The aim is to uncover attack plans early. At the same time, victims of terror attacks and their families are to get more state support.

The Greens want to prevent terror better. The police and the domestic intelligence service should get more staff and technology. Dangerous people should be watched closely. Victims of attacks should get more help.

The Greens want to keep investing in civil protection and give the federal government a bigger role. Volunteers in fire departments, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and aid organizations are to get better support. The platform points to more extreme weather caused by the climate crisis.

Storms and floods are becoming more common. The Greens want to protect people better. The federal government should do more. Volunteer helpers should get more support.

The Greens want to better equip Germany's intelligence services and give them a reliable legal basis. At EU level, a European intelligence agency is to be created. The services are to act within the rule of law and be effectively overseen by parliament.

Intelligence services collect information about dangers. The Greens want to equip them better. Europe should get a shared intelligence agency. Parliament should oversee the services well.

The Greens want stronger protection for critical infrastructure such as power grids, mobile networks and servers, and want control over it to stay in the country. An investment screening law is meant to close gaps when foreign investors buy such assets. Domestic and external security are to be treated more as one.

Power grids and phone networks are very important. The Greens want to protect them better. Foreign companies should not be able to simply buy them. A new law should make sure of that.

The Left wants to abolish the domestic intelligence service (Verfassungsschutz) and replace it with an independent monitoring office. As a first step, the system of paid informants would be exposed and ended.

The Verfassungsschutz is a secret service inside Germany. The Left wants to abolish it. An independent office should replace it. First, the secret informants should go.

The Left rejects data retention, state spyware and blanket video surveillance and wants to ban biometric surveillance and chat scanning. In its view, more surveillance and tougher criminal laws do not bring more security.

The Left wants less surveillance. The state should not store data just in case. Cameras should not be allowed to recognize faces. The state should not check private chats.

The Left demands that police officers be individually identifiable and rejects equipping police with military weapons, tasers and rubber bullets. At the same time, police training and working conditions are to improve.

Every police officer should wear an ID mark. Then people can identify the officer. Police should not use tasers or rubber bullets. Pepper spray should be banned at demonstrations.

The ÖDP wants to act more decisively and earlier against child abuse. More prevention, tougher criminal law and effective prosecution are meant to contribute to this. Physical and psychological mistreatment of children and adolescents is to be fought with full force.

The ÖDP wants to protect children better from abuse. Punishments should be tougher. Police should pursue offenders more effectively. There should be more prevention. People in danger should find help easily, for example through hotlines.

The PdF wants more personnel for the security agencies, including specialists in cybercrime and counterterrorism. This is to be paired with modern technology, digital workflows and smoother cooperation between the federal and state governments.

The PdF wants more staff for the police and other security agencies. This includes experts against online crime and terror. The agencies should get modern technology. The federal government and the states should work together better.

The PdF rejects storing communications data without specific cause and instead backs the quick-freeze procedure when there is concrete suspicion. It also supports modernizing the Federal Police Act in a way that protects fundamental rights.

The PdF does not want data stored without a reason. It wants the quick-freeze method. With it, agencies secure data only when there is a suspicion. The law for the federal police should be updated.

The PdF wants to build up Germany's intelligence services so they can detect threats themselves rather than rely on tips from foreign agencies. To that end, staffing as well as technical and strategic capabilities are to grow.

The PdF wants to strengthen Germany's intelligence services. They should spot dangers early on their own. They should not depend on warnings from abroad. For this they should get more staff and better technology.

The PdF wants to fight extremism regardless of its ideological direction, whether right-wing, left-wing or religiously motivated. The security agencies are to be fully independent of politics in doing so.

The PdF is against all extremism. That covers right-wing, left-wing and religious extremism. The security agencies should work independently of politics. This is how the party wants to protect democracy.

The PdF wants to make domestic violence a separate criminal offense and raise sentencing ranges. It also calls for awareness campaigns and mandatory training for certain professions. According to the platform, protection against gender-based violence should become a priority for society as a whole.

The PdF wants tougher punishment for violence at home and in relationships. There should be a separate law for this crime. Sentences should be higher. There should be more public information too. Doctors and lawyers should get training.

Against extremism, the SPD relies first on prevention while also wanting security agencies to be able to step in earlier. Far-right and Islamist networks are to be cut off from funding and structures.

The SPD wants to fight extremism. It wants to prevent it early. Agencies should be able to act faster. Extremists should have no money and no weapons. Enemies of the constitution should not work for the state.

The SPD wants to keep adding staff at the security agencies, modernize equipment and create a new Federal Police Act. Attacks on police, emergency services and helpers would be punished more severely.

The SPD wants to hire more police officers. The police should get modern equipment. A new law should set out their powers clearly. People who attack police or rescue workers should face tougher punishment.

The SPD wants to give the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Federal Police legal tools for automated, AI-based data analysis. This is mainly meant to speed up the fight against organized crime, whose definition is to be updated.

The police should be allowed to analyze large amounts of data with computers. Artificial intelligence helps with this. The SPD wants to find criminal gangs faster this way. Crimes against the environment should also be pursued more.

Besides the security agencies, the SPD wants to strengthen prosecutors' offices and courts so that the justice system does not slow cases down. A new pact with the states is meant to bring more staff and better equipment.

The SPD wants to strengthen courts and prosecutors. They should get more staff and better technology. The federal government and the states should do this together. Cases should move faster.

The SPD wants to make any sexual act without clear consent a crime and to criminalize serious sexual harassment such as catcalling. The aim is to strengthen the legal position of victims of sexual violence and to mark clear limits.

The SPD wants stricter criminal law on sexual violence. Sex without a clear yes should be a crime. Serious sexual harassment should also be a crime. One example is catcalling. That means degrading remarks or gestures toward women.

The SPD wants to make the BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) the central cybersecurity authority and give security agencies more powers against cybercrime. Platforms would have to remove illegal content, and youth protection is to be strengthened through age checks.

The SPD wants more safety on the internet. The federal office BSI should become the central body for this. Police and agencies should be able to do more against online crime. Platforms should have to delete illegal content. Children and teenagers should be better protected.

The SPD wants to strengthen disaster relief and civil defense to be prepared for climate impacts, hybrid attacks and military conflicts. Critical infrastructure is to be better protected by a KRITIS umbrella law.

The SPD wants to prepare Germany better for disasters. These include floods, heat and attacks on important facilities. A new law should protect power, water and other vital supplies. There should be more sirens and better warning apps. Helpers such as fire departments and the THW should get more support.

The SPD wants to revise the criminal offense of Volksverhetzung (incitement to hatred), paying special attention to far-right statements by public officials and in schools. Online hate crime is to be prosecuted more effectively.

The SPD wants to act more strictly against hate speech. The law against incitement to hatred should be changed. Incitement means stirring up hatred against whole groups of people. The Federal Criminal Police Office should pursue online hate better. Victims' addresses should stay protected.

The Tierschutzpartei rejects the current border checks as ineffective symbolic politics and wants to end police stops without suspicion and racial profiling. The domestic intelligence agency (Verfassungsschutz) is to be reformed transparently.

The Tierschutzpartei opposes the checks at the borders. It says they achieve little and hold up commuters. Police should not stop people without a reason. The domestic intelligence agency should change and work more openly.

The Tierschutzpartei wants to ban far-right parties and groups and to prosecute and punish right-wing extremists more firmly. Islamist terrorism is to be fought just as resolutely. Education, prevention and exit programs are to be expanded.

The Tierschutzpartei wants to ban far-right parties and groups. The state should pursue right-wing extremists more strictly. The party also wants to fight Islamist terrorism. People who want to leave extremism should get help. Schools should teach more about the Nazi era.

Volt wants to act against all forms of extremism, relying on prosecution, prevention, victim protection and international cooperation. Police and the courts are to get more resources, and penalties for hate crime are to rise.

Volt wants to fight extremism. Extremism means people reject democracy and often want to end it by force. Police and courts should get more staff and money. Hate crimes should be punished more harshly. Schools should teach young people about the dangers. Victims should get help.

Volt wants to make Europol a European police force in its own right, with its own enforcement powers. The EU treaties would be amended for this purpose. The platform argues that organized crime and terrorism operate across borders.

Europol is the police agency of the EU. Today it cannot arrest anyone itself. Volt wants to change that. Europol should become a real police force for Europe. The EU Parliament should oversee it.

Volt wants to relieve the police of tasks outside their core role. At the same time, states and municipalities would get help recruiting more staff for police and public order offices. The platform points to heavy workloads and large amounts of overtime.

The police have a lot of work. Volt wants to take some tasks away from them. Other offices should do these tasks. There should also be more police officers. Training should become more attractive for that.

Volt wants to give the police modern technology and strengthen cybercrime units in the police and the justice system. At the same time, EU-level standards for digital fundamental rights would apply, especially for the use of state trojans. The platform cites the rise in online crime as the reason.

There is more and more crime on the internet. Volt wants to give the police better technology. This includes cameras worn on the body, called bodycams. There should be more experts fighting internet crime. The EU should set rules to protect basic rights.

Volt wants to add staff to special units fighting organized crime and to check imported goods systematically. The handling of criminal cases would be fully digital. In the platform's view, organized crime threatens democracy and the rule of law.

Volt wants to act more strongly against criminal gangs. Special units should get more staff. Goods from abroad should be checked more closely. Police and prosecutors should work digitally. This should make cases faster.

Volt wants a police law that applies equally in all German states. Training, equipment, and funding of the police forces would also be aligned. The platform expects more effective law enforcement and equal protection in every region.

Today each German state has its own police law. Volt wants one law for all of Germany. Training should be the same everywhere. All police forces should have the same modern equipment. Money should also be shared more evenly.

Volt wants stronger protection for places of worship and more support for religious communities. The platform points to growing threats and hate crimes, especially against Jewish and Muslim communities.

Volt wants to protect churches, synagogues and mosques better. Jewish and Muslim communities are often threatened. Campaigns should reduce prejudice. The communities should get more help from the state.

Volt wants to expand independent complaints offices, require training for security forces and make the police and judiciary more diverse. In the platform's view, unfair treatment by authorities undermines trust in public safety and the courts.

Some people experience racism from the police. Volt wants to act against this. There should be more independent offices for complaints. Police officers should take training courses. More kinds of people should work in the police and the courts.

Volt wants to reach young offenders early with prevention programs and expand care for unaccompanied refugee minors. Caregivers would get more resources, and more people would be recruited for volunteering and social work.

Volt wants to help young people who have committed crimes. The help should come early. Young refugees without parents should also get better care. Caregivers should have enough resources. More men should work in social jobs.

Volt wants to improve the draft KRITIS-Dachgesetz (umbrella law on critical infrastructure) and use it to implement EU requirements on the resilience of critical infrastructure. Responsibility for protecting it would be centralized at the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Critical infrastructure means important facilities, for example for power and water. Volt wants to protect these facilities better. A law should be improved for this. One agency should be in charge of protection. This agency is called the BSI.