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
