AC 4.3 Discuss how campaigns affect policy making Flashcards
What was Sarah’s law about/or how/ why it was started?
In 2000, Sarah Payne was only eight years old when she was abducted and murdered. He had been jailed in 1995 by kidnapping and indecently assaulting a nine year old girl. Her family was adamant that if they had known about Whiting being the area they would have taken steps to protect her
What were the key parties involved in the Sarah’s law case?
Sarah’s parents started a campaign to have information about known sex offenders made available to the public. News of the world supported the campaign for a change in the law. The paper published the names and pictures of 50 people who they claimed to be sex offenders. This produced a vigilante effect and the government refused to agree to their demands.
What was the law or policies Sarah’s law introduced?
In 2008 a pilot scheme was introduced in four areas of the UK to allow parents to make enquires about named individuals. Police would then reveal details confidentially to the person most able to protect the child. In 2011, after the pilot scheme proved successful, the scheme was extended to cover the whole of England and Wales. It is known as the Child Sex Offender Discloser Scheme.
What was the double jeopardy law about?
Ann Ming wanted Billy Dunlop to have life in prison for the murder of Julie Hogg
What were the key parties involved for the double jeopardy campaign?
Julie’s mother vowed to bring her daughter’s killer to justice.
What was the double jeopardy campaign about?
The double jeopardy law prevents a second prosecution for the same offence. Julie was killed in her home in 1989 and Dunlop was put on trial for the murder. However, in 1991 a jury at Newcastle Crown Court failed to reach a verdict. A second trial took place later that year but, after a different jury failed to reach a verdict, Dunlop was formally cleared.
He later confessed to killing Julie in the belief that the double jeopardy law prevented him from going back on trial. He was convicted of prejury but no action could be taken in connection with the murder.
How did the double jeopardy campaign try to change policies/laws?
Ann Ming began her campaign to have the double jeopardy law abolished
How did the double jeopardy campaign change the actual law or policies?
Eventually, the government backed changes to the law and as a result of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 double jeopardy was abolished for 30 serious offences, including murder. Dunlop became the first person to be convicted of murder under the new law.
What was the Claire’s law campaign?
Claire’s law was a campaign to create a scheme that allows people to find out, from the police, if their partner has a history of domestic violence. People were convinced that Claire would still be alive if they knew the full extent of her partner’s previous violent behaviours
The campaign introduced the ‘Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme.’ The aim of this scheme is to give members if the public a formal mechanism to make enquires about an individuals they are in a relationship with.
What was the Lilian’s law campaign?
Lilian’s law campaign sought to introduce roadside drugs testing devices, make it a criminal offence to drive under the influence of drugs, have random drug spot checks and give tougher sentences on those found guilty of drug driving. The campaign was started on those found guilty of drug driving. The campaign was started after 14 year old Lillian Groves was killed outside her home by a speeding motorist who had been smoking cannabis. As a result of the campaign, in March 2015 the changes to the law were introduced by the Drug Driving Regulations 2014
