policy Flashcards
Policy?
-definition
Plans and actions of government departments and agencies.
who are policies campaigns aimed at?
government
political parties
what is the focus of campaigns about policies?
influencing policeman’s views
other key organisations
hope about change
example of a company who wants to change policy?
unlock
what are unlocks goals?
help:
- ex offenders move on with their lives
- provide them with:
. information
. advice
. support
-promote fairer, inclusive society
- challenge discriminatory practice against ex offenders
- listen to those who need help and provide advice
different methods that that unlock uses to get their message across?
- websites
- blogs
-newsletters - media use
- creates and publishes research in their areas of concern
success that unlock has achieved over the years?
. 2005 – identified the need for offenders to have access to bank accounts
. by 2014 nearly 6,000 accounts were opened for those awaiting release
. filters out minor and old convictions
. got rid of Scrapped ‘disqualification by association’
. Complaints on the Disclosure and Barring Service breached the Data Protection Act