law

Question 1

what is the act?

Answer 1

Working with Children Act (2004)

Question 2

what is the aim and purpose of the act?

Answer 2

the increase safety of children in communities by helping prevent people who have criminal history to gain positions that work with children

Question 3

what is an effect of the act on children?

Answer 3

children are protected from harm

Question 4

what is an effect of the act on families?

Answer 4

families can be confident that when they leave their children in an organisations care, they will be safe

Question 5

what is an effect of the act on communities?

Answer 5

the whole community benefits, parents are more likely to allow children to join sporting and recreation organisations and it leaves a sense of confidence in the community

Question 6

what are laws?

Answer 6

rules that are created by legitimate authority that apply to all members of a society

Question 7

what are sanctions?

Answer 7

penalties or other means of enforcement applied when a rule or law is disobeyed

Question 8

what is social cohesion?

Answer 8

when members of a community operate harmoniously with each other and share common ideals and respect for the law

Question 9

example 1 of how laws, sanctions and social cohesion relate-

Answer 9

• littering laws created by governments
• the law is public and known due to signage
• sanctions are public and known
• community have a mutual expectation of this law
• members of community help enforce the law