4.3: How Campaigns Affect Policy Development Flashcards
What happened to Sarah Payne?
An 8-year-old girl who got kidnapped and murdered by her killer Roy Whiting on July 1 2000
What does Sarah’s law seek to change?
Allow for parents/ carers to formally ask the police for information if they believe that someone in contact with their child could be posed as a threat
What methods were used in Sarah’s law?
TV interviews
Newspapers
Applications for the information
What statistics showed that Sarah’s law was successful?
1 in 7 applications were successful in the first year
700 pedos were identified
In 2011, it was proved successful so the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme was introduced
700,000 people signed the petition for a law to be passed in which they sent to parliament
What are the limitations for Sarah’s law?
Some individuals did not appear on the register (sex offenders) but still posed a threat
The main method at the time was through newspapers so there were little interest
What is the don’t Carry dont kill campaign about?
Building self-worth and encouraging juveniles to be apart of society
What does the don’t carry dont kill campaign seek to change?
To influence young Londoners to make an active choice and not carry a knife
Ensure that children are safe on the streets and threats come with tougher sentences
What methods were used in the don’t carry dont kill campaign?
Educational initiatives
Workshops
Websites
Social media
Was the dont carry dont kill successful and how?
Yes
The MP was delighted with the new anti-knife crime law
The new legislations gives out a mandatory sentence get-out clause where hundreds are facing jail
What are the limitations to dont carry dont kill?
Was solely promoted through newspapers
There were 2 stabbings that happened near the same area due to a youth gang’s violence
This meant they had to change the law to include under 18s in the official mandatory sentencing
Violent crime has still risen with 406 incidents reported
Any adult caught in possession of a knife or bladed weapon would face a mandatory 6-month sentence
What does Clare’s law aim to offer for anyone starting a new relationship?
Access to request information from the police about their partner’s previous convictions
