Topic 5: How Do Campaigns Affect Policy Development Flashcards
What are the 3 types of campaigns?
Local
Global
National
What 3 ways are campaigns created?
Newspaper campaigns
Individual campaigns
Pressure group campaigns
How do newspapers create campaigns?
Newspapers report frequently on certain issues and encourage the public to get involved and put pressure on local mps.
Organise demonstrations for like minded people to protest together.
What are some examples of successful newspaper campaigns?
Sarah’s Law: campaigned to allow people to know the whereabouts of released sex offenders - took 8 years
What is Sarah’s Law?
Sarah’s law allows parents/guardians to ask the police to tell them if someone has a record for sexual offences
Roy Whiting was convicted for the abduction/murder of Sarah Payne - her mum campaigned to introduce the scheme
Introduced in 2010
How do individuals create campaigns?
Tend to be small scale but with development of internet, can reach national level
Putting up posters, asking for support through signatures, use of social media
What is an example of an individual campaign?
The Ann Ming campaign. Her daughter Julie Hog was murdered by Billy Dunlop, the jury failed to reach a verdict and so he was acquitted. He later confessed but could not be re-trialed due to double jeopardy. He was eventually convicted in 2006.
What is the Double Jeopardy and Criminal Justice Act 2003?
Double jeopardy - a person found not guilty could not be tried again on the same charge even with new evidence.
Julie Hogg’s body was found and her previous partner Billy Dunlop was charged but found innocent due to lack of evidence - he later confessed but was not tried again
April 2005 Julies mother campaigned - ‘Justice For Julie’
2003 Criminal Justice Act introduced - ‘new and compelling evidence’ means someone can be tried again
Which law changed the double jeopardy law?
The Criminal Justice Act 2003
How do pressure groups create campaigns?
Have a strong influence on public opinion and voting behaviour - PG allow the opportunity to participate in democracy
Tend to use things as demonstrations
Use petitions to raise awareness amongst politicians
Media advertising to attract public sympathy
What is an example of a pressure group campaign that changed law?
Amnesty International campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty across the world: more than half of the world’s countries have now abolished (around 104)
