How Do Campaigns Affect Policy Development

Question 1

What are the 3 types of campaigns?

Answer 1

Local
Global
National

Question 2

What 3 ways are campaigns created?

Answer 2

Newspaper campaigns
Individual campaigns
Pressure group campaigns

Question 3

How do newspapers create campaigns?

Answer 3

Newspapers report frequently on certain issues and encourage the public to get involved and put pressure on local mps.
Organise demonstrations for like minded people to protest together.

Question 4

What are some examples of successful newspaper campaigns?

Answer 4

Cinderella Law: campaigned for a change of law on child abuse to include neglect and emotional abuse swell as physical - took 3 years (daily telegraph)

Sarah’s Law: campaigned to allow people to know the whereabouts of released sex offenders - took 8 years

Question 5

How do individuals create campaigns?

Answer 5

Tend to be small scale but with development of internet, can reach national level
Putting up posters, asking for support through signatures, use of social media

Question 6

What is an example of an individual campaign?

Answer 6

Jamie Oliver’s ‘Feed Me Better’ campaign: to improve school dinners and educating children on how to eat healthy - government revised and released new guidelines schools had to follow.

Question 7

How do pressure groups create campaigns?

Answer 7

Have a strong influence on public opinion and voting behaviour - PG allow the opportunity to participate in democracy
Tend to use things as demonstrations
Use petitions to raise awareness amongst politicians
Media advertising to attract public sympathy

Question 8

What is an example of a pressure group campaign that changed law?

Answer 8

Amnesty International campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty across the world: more than half of the worlds countries have now abolished (around 104)

Question 9

What is Sarah’s Law?

Answer 9

Sarah’s law allows parents/guardians to ask the police to tell them if someone has a record for sexual offences
Roy Whiting was convicted for the abduction/murder of Sarah Payne - her mum campaigned to introduce the scheme
Introduced in 2010

Question 10

What is Helen’s Law?

Answer 10

Helen's law was passed after her murdered, Ian Simms, was released from prison without revealing where her body was.
The Bill denys parole to killers who refuse to disclose the information on the location of the body.
The Prisoners ( Disclosure of Information About Victims Bill )

Question 11

What is the Double Jeopardy and Criminal Justice Act 2003?

Answer 11

Double jeopardy - a person found not guilty could not be tried again on the same charge even with new evidence.

Julie Hogg’s body was found and her previous partner Billy Dunlop was charged but found innocent due to lack of evidence - he later confessed but was not tried again

April 2005 Julies mother campaigned - ‘Justice For Julie’

2003 Criminal Justice Act introduced - ‘new and compelling evidence’ means someone can be tried again