Pressure group campaigns Flashcards
What are pressure group
Organisations that try to influence governmental policies in the interests of a particular case
What does a pressure group campaign do
Play an important part in policy making, both by gaining public support for change and by persuading the politicians who make the laws that change is needed.
What year did Protection against stalking launch a campaign to introduce a new law making stalking a specific offence
2011
What was the previous law that stalking fell under
1997 anti-harassment law did not refer specifically to stalking
What does one estimate put for the number of stalking cases a year
120,000
When was Claire Bernal shot dead by her stalker
2005
When was her killer due in court for stalking Claire
a week after Claire was killed by her stalker
How many prosecutions were there in ten years under the 1997 act
70 in 10 years
What did PAS, NAPO and the probation officers’ union set up
an independent parliamentary inquiry, persuading MPs and peers from all parties to serve on it
Who did the enquiry involve
Victims and their relatives, academic experts, lawyers, police and probation officers.
What did the inquiry hear about
Intimidation, fear and psychological and physical harm stalkers inflict and about the inadequate response of the authorities.
When was the inquiries report first published
2012
Who supported the inquiry
60 MPs and peers, the police federation and the Magistrates’ association.
Why did PAS get the support from MPs
to include an amendment to a bill that was going through parliament
What was the act called that made Stalking a criminal offence
Protection of Freedoms Act in April 2012
What did the PAS campaign succeed at
allowed the voices of victims to be heard, as well as those from frontline practitioners in support organisations
Who did the PAS campaign gain support from
wide range of important groups and campaigns
What does the work of the pressure group INQUEST focus on
state-related deaths, such as those of people in police custody, prisons, immigration detention centres and psychiatric care
What cases have INQUEST been involved in
deaths in Grenfell tower, the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and the police shooting of Mark Duggan that preceded the 2011 riots
What does INQUEST campaign for?
to ensure that investigations into deaths treat bereaved people with dignity and respect
What specialist case work does INQUEST carry out
to support bereaved people so they can establish the truth about a death that has occurred while someone was in the care of the state
How does INQUEST make sure accountability is kept equal
INQUEST aims to ensure that state institutions are held accountable when they fail to safeguard those in care
What does INQUEST gather information on
Casework, conducts research and uses its information to press public bodies to change their policies
What does the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigate
Serious complaints and allegations of misconduct against the police
What year was the extension of the corporate Manslaughter Act to cover deaths in the custody of public authorities introduced
2007
What is a ‘Hillsborough Law’
Makes it a crime for senior police officers to cover up institutional and individual failures
