newspaper campaigns that affect policy making - sarah’s law

Question 1

campaign name

Answer 1

sarah’s law

Question 2

background to campaign

Answer 2

• sara payne’s daughter, 8-year-old sarah, was murdered by a convicted pedophile
• roy whiting had previously abducted and sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl and had been sentenced to 4 years in prison

Question 3

what was the campaign about?

Answer 3

sara payne campaigned to bring in a scheme similar to megan’s law in the US which would allow parents/carers to know if dangerous offenders are in contact with their child

Question 4

role of the news of the world

Answer 4

• the NEWS OF THE WORLD partnered with sara payne
• named and shamed 50 pedophiles
• created a petition in support of sarah’s law which got a million signatures

Question 5

what policy was introduced due to sara payne’s campaigning?

Answer 5

• THE CHILD SEX OFFENDERS DISCLOSURE SCHEME (CSODS)
• anyone can ask the police for information about people’s convictions regarding child sexual offences if they are in contact with the child