Sarah's law- campaigns to change the law Flashcards
what is a law?
-definition
Laws provide the framework within which government agencies operate.
example of an individual whose family campaigned to change the law?
Sarah
what did Sarah’s parents and family create?
Sarah’s law
what happened to Sarah?
disappeared in the evening of Sunday 1st July 2001 from a cornfield by her paternal grandparents house.
Her body was found in a field 15 miles from where she had disappeared.
who took Sarah?
Roy Whiting
what did Roy Whiting convicted of and what he sentenced to?
Roy Whiting was convicted of the abduction and murder of Sarah and sentenced to life imprisonment.
who is Roy Whiting?
convicted paedophile
what was Roy Whitings previous convictions?
how many years was he convicted to?
Whiting had previously abducted and sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl, and was sentenced to four years in prison.
who lead the Sarah’s law campaign?
Sarah’s mum-
It was developed in consultation with Sara Payne
campaigned in support of bringing in a scheme similar to Megan’s Law in the US.
what did Sarah’s law outline and what did they want from it?
This allows every parent in the country to know if dangerous offenders are living in their area.
methods of Sarah’s law?
The News of the World named and shamed 50 people it claimed had committed child sex offences.
This in turn increased the profile of Sarah’s Law Campaign.
success of Sarah’s law?
exists across England and Wales
first 3 years, 700 paedophile identified.
Nearly 5,000 requests for information were made in England, Scotland and Wales; 1 in 7 resulted in a paedophile being revealed
limitation of Sarah’s law?
The police can process the application, but this does not guarantee a disclosure.
