campaigns and policy development AC4.3 Flashcards
1
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three types of campaigns
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- individual
- newspapers
- pressure groups
2
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backgorund of newspaper campaign
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- use media coverage public advocacy and pressure on lawmakers to change criminal justice system
- effective in driving for social change
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individual/ newspaper: sarahs law
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- allows to find out if sex offender is in area
- started after sarah payne was kidnapped and assulted
- key parties: sarahs parents
- newspapers like news of the world helped gather support
- usa megans law was effective
- successful and is known as the child and sex offener disclosure scheme
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individual/ newspaper: double jeoprady
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- previous law: prevented a second prosecution for the same offence
- dunlop murdered julie however the court failed to reach a verdict so dunlop was cleared
- julies mother campaigned to abolish the double jeopardy law
- campaigned through newspapers and radios
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newspaper: the year and a day rule
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- previous law: if a victim of assult lives after a year and a day of the assult the attacker can not be tried for murder
- gibson was assulted by clarke in 1990s he died 22 months later after being in a coma
- northern echo lauched a justice for micheal campaign to change the law thousands of people signed the campaign the law was then scrapped
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individual campaign background
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- often start from someones personl experience
- ensure others dont suffer
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individual campaign: clares law
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- clare wood was assulted by her former boyfriend
- clare didnt know he had a history of convictions for violenec against women
- her father campaigned for discolsure laws
- officially known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
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pressure group campaigns background
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- pressure groups are organisations f people with similar opinions
- want to inlfuence those in power
- they campaign for new policies and law changes
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pressure group campaigns: BLF
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- aims to prevent lung disease
- more than 430,000 children were exposed to second hand smoking in family cars
- secured 50,000 signatures
- banned smoking in cars with children under the children and family act 2014
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pressure group campaigns: CALM
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- a mental health iniitiative aimed at promoting emotional well being and reducing stigma around mental health issues
- set up by mental health organisations
- advocate for laws that requirew employers to provide mental health support like counselling
- promote campaign through social media platforms
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pressure group campaign: RSPCA
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- aims to raise awareness about animal issues and improve pet welfare
- set up by animal welfare organisations
- promoted through tv and radio advertisments they do fundraising and charity events
- one successfukl law was the animal hunting act 2004 this banned hunting of wild animals like foxes
