4.3 how campaigns affect policy making Flashcards
name 2 newspaper campaigns
sarah’s law and zombie knifes
background of sarah’s law and who helped campaign
sarah was murdered by a previous convicted pedophile,
news of the world
what was the law/ policy change for sarah’s law?
sex offender disclosure scheme 2011
what was the background and who helped campaign against zombie knifes?
multi bladed knifes were not illegal as dangerous weapons
followed a murder of stefan appleton
the express and star
what was the campaign/ change in the law for the zombie knifes?
criminal justice act 2016
name 2 individual campaigns for affecting policy making
clare’s law and double jeopardy
what was the background for clare’s law?
she was beaten, raped and strangled by her ex boyfriend who had a history of convictions
key parties e vol ex in clare’s law?
clare’s father michael- launched a campaign
what was the new policy put in place because of clare’s law?
the domestic violence disclosure scheme 2014
background for double jeopardy?
Ann mings daughter was murdered.
her murderer billy was trialled but found not guilty, after the trial he admitted to killing her daughter but couldn’t be tried for her murder again
key parties envolved in double jeopardy?
ann ming ( her mum)
what was the new policy for double jeopardy act?
criminal justice act 2003
name 2 pressure groups campaigns that affected policy making?
protection against stalking (PAS) and action on smoking and health (A.S.H)
background on protection against stalking
victims are not taken seriously and police didn’t deal with stalking
there was no law for stalking only harassment Claire Bear now was killed by her ex for three weeks as he stalked her to work
What was the policy made for protection against talking?
Protection of freedoms act in 2012
