campaigns for unit 2 Flashcards
pressure groups
organisations that try to influence government policies in the interest of a particular cause
individual campaigns
a person who feels strongly about a policy to take action themselves.
these might be taken up later on by pressure groups, politicians or newspapers
who can play a big role
newspapers by changing public opinion
how did The News of The World help in Sarah’s Law
backed her parents in the campaign by outing sexual offenders and really helped the campaign’s success
what did the campaign for sarah’s law successfully do
persuaded the government and introduced the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme in 2011.
this gave parents the right to know if there was a child sexual offender living in the area
what did Ann Ming campaign to do
get justice for her daughter Julie Hogg who was murdered by Billy Dunlop. remove the double jeopardy law
what was the problem with Billy Dunlop
he was charged with murder but 2 juries couldn’t a verdict and due to the double jeopardy law he couldn’t be retried.
what act surpassed the double jeapordy law
the 2003 criminal justice act let certain crimes be tried
what is the aim of the British Lung Foundation
aimed to prevent lung disease and raise awareness about the danger that cause it
what did the British Lung Foundation petition for
in 2011 they petitioned for a change in the law for smoking in cars with children, it got 50,000 signs
what did the British lung foundation successfully do in 2015
persuaded the government to bring in a new law that made it a criminal offence to smoke in a car with children under the age of 18 inside
