sarah's law Flashcards
newspaper campaigns that have affected policy making
1
Q
what is sarah’s law?
A
child sex offender disclosure scheme
2
Q
what is saraah’s law a result of?
A
campaign to ask police of a convicted sex offender
in england and wales from 2011
3
Q
why did they start the sarah’s law campaign?
A
after abduction and murder of Sarah Payne in 2000
by roy whiting
4
Q
what was Roy Whiting previously convicted of?
A
abducting and indecently assulting another 8 year old girl in 1995
5
Q
what did the newspapers do to ‘help’ the campaign?
A
‘named and shamed’ 50 people they claimed to be paedophiles
wanted to expose all Britians paedophiles
