how campains effect policy making

Question 1

what are the 3 types of campaigns

Answer 1

pressure groups
individual campaigns
newspaper campaigns

Question 2

how was snopdrop campaign a pressure group

Answer 2

-lots of people supported it
- started by ann pearston by alot of friends and familes of the victim got involved
- used their influence to pressure government to change legislation

Question 3

what were the reasons behind the snowdrop campaign

Answer 3

-13th march 1996, thomas hamilton commited a school shooting and killed 16 children and their teacher
- hamilton could legally own several firearms, he carried 4 handguns and 743 round of ammo
-this struck for ann and people to start campaigning for a ban of ownership of guns

Question 4

what campain methods did snowdrop use

Answer 4

-petition, got over 700,000 signatures which got taken to parliament an dput pressure on governemnt to take action
-media methods, letters by victims were posted in national newspapers
-a short film was made by sean connery

Question 5

what policy was intoduced from snowdrop campaign

Answer 5

firearms amendment act 1997- banned private ownership of handguns above 22 calibre, this lead to national amnesty, 165,353 liscenced handguns and 700+ tonnes of ammo were surrendered

Question 6

how was protection against stalking a pressure group

Answer 6

its a large organisation and national charity to support victims and spread awareness about stalking. they use there influence to try and pressure government into changing the laws relationg to stalking and harrassmnet

Question 7

what was hte reason behind the protection against stalking campaign

Answer 7

it began becaus e tere was poor qulaity of the law surrounding stalking. the group felt that the laws at the time werent fit for purpose.

Question 8

what campaign methids did protection against stalking use

Answer 8

independant parliament enquiry to ask mos to review legislation
lobbying
social media, educational events, posters/leaflets, national stalking helpline

Question 9

what policy was introduced because of protection against stalking

Answer 9

protection of freedom- made stalking a criminal offence. stalking ehaviour-following, contacting, monitering, loitering, interfering, watching, spying etc
staling protection act- bans offenders from visiting victims work,home and places of study
stalking protection order (SPO) forced prerpetrators to seek proffesional help, breach is considered a crminal offfence

Question 10

how was clares law an individual campaign

Answer 10

clares father Michael Brown started the campaign and he campaigned for a domestic violence disclosure scheme

Question 11

what were the reasons behind clares law

Answer 11

clare was murdered by her abusive ex bf in 2009 and the ex bf had a history of violence against women
clares father said that if he known about the ex bfs history, he coudve protected clare, this struck for a campaign for a disclosure scheme to be put into place.

Question 12

what campaign methods did clares law use

Answer 12

brown came uo with the idea of the disclosure schme and put it forward to the government
he worked for years, gathering evidence, signatures on petitions,charity support,politicion suipport,the media ect
he did interviews on tv, radio and featured in newspapers and magazines

Question 13

what policy was intoroduce because of clares law campaign

Answer 13

domestic abuse disclosure scheme 2014- the right to ask and the right to know if your partner has a history of domestic abuse

domestic violence act 2021- the police have the duty of protecting potential victims

Question 14

how was the double jeopardy campaign an individual campaign

Answer 14

ann ming started the campaign after her daughter was murdered in 1989 and her and her husband wanted the law to change

Question 15

what was the reason behind the double jeopardy campaign

Answer 15

ann mings daughter was murdered by billy dunlop, he got got taken to trial and the jury couldnt come to a conclusion and his case was dismissed, he later ended up in prison because od something unrelated but was heard bragging about how he did actually kill ann mings daughter but got away with it because of the double jeopardy law

Question 16

what methods did ann ming use in her campaign

Answer 16

she took to the newspapers, radio, tv and many politicians
the northern echo backed her campaign and multiple politicians too

Question 17

what policy was introduced from the double jeopardy campaign

Answer 17

criminal justice act 2003- abolished the double jeopardy law, dunlop was the first person to be ttrialled under the new law

Question 18

how was sarahs law a newspaper campaign

Answer 18

it was an individual campaign at first but thenturned into a newspaper campaign as the news of the world newspaper backed the campaign and named and shamed sex offenders until the laws were changed

Question 19

what was the reason behind sarahs law campaign

Answer 19

sarah was kidnapped and murdered by known sex offender in the local area, roy whiting(2000). he was questioned about it straight away because of his history but wasnt convicted until 2001
sarahs parents believed people have the right to know about local sex offenders near by to protect their kids

Question 20

what campaign methids did sarahs law campaign use

Answer 20

news of the world named and shamed sex offenders and threatened to keep doing it until laws changed, this was controversial because it caused alot of vigilantism that led to attacks innocent men because they were wrongfully named. this was stopped by police.
after they focused on a petition where they got over 700,00 signatures and it got taken to parliament

Question 21

what policy was intoducded becaus eof the sarahs law campaign

Answer 21

child sex offender disclosure scheme- allows controlled accese to child sex offender registry, the scheme is modifies where parents can enquire about a named indivual who has contact with their child

Question 22

how is the dangerous dogs act a newspaper campaign

Answer 22

there were severak dog attacks in the 80’s and 90’s so several newspapers wanted to ban certain breeds of dogs

Question 23

what were the reasons behind the dangerous dogs act 1991

Answer 23

there were several dog attacks, specifically a 6 year old, rukhsana khan was attacked and badly injured by a pitbull terrier

Question 24

what campaign methods did the dangerous dogs act 1991 campaign use

Answer 24

newspapers such as the daily express, telegraph and argus and yorkshire herald posted graphic details of dog attacks in there newspapers to pressure government to do sometihn, this sparked moral panic which also pressured mps

Question 25

what policy was introduced because of the dangerous dogs act 1991 campaing

Answer 25

dangerous dogs act 1991- 4 types of breeds of dogs were banned: american pitbull,japanese tosa, dogo argentino and fila brasilerio
and legislation changed so the courts can decide if a dog need to be put odwn or not.