Unit 2 AC4.3 Discuss how campaigns affect policy making Flashcards
Define NAPO
The probation officers’ union
Define pressure group
Organizations that try to influence government policies in the interests of a particular cause
What was the aim of the Sarah’s Law campaign?
To allow parents to ask the police if a convicted sex offender has contact with a specific child
Who were the key parties involved in Sarah’s Law?
Sarah’s parents, The News of the World
What changes in thinking have contributed to Sarah’s Law?
Government influenced by newspaper campaign and Megan’s Law in the USA
What changes in the law resulted from the Sarah’s Law campaign?
2011 Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme (Following successful 2008 pilot)
What was the aim of the campaign to change the Double Jeopardy Law?
To reverse the double jeopardy law after Billy Dunlop murdered Julie Hogg
Who were the key parties in the Double Jeopardy Law campaign?
Julie’s mother - Ann Ming
What changes in thinking resulted from the Double Jeopardy Law campaign?
It allows people to be tried for a crime they have been acquitted from when new evidence arises
What changes in the law resulted from the Double Jeopardy Law campaign?
Criminal Justice Act 2003 abolished double jeopardy for serious offenses
What was the aim of the campaign for the Protection Against Stalking campaign?
To change the law so that harassment laws covered stalking
Who were the key parties involved in the Protection Against Stalking campaign?
Protection Against Stalking (PAS) and Napo
What changes in thinking resulted from the Protection Against Stalking campaign?
It allows people to be tried for a crime they have been acquitted from when new evidence arises
What changes in the law resulted from the Protection Against Stalking campaign?
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 made stalking a criminal offense
What was the aim of the Anti-Gun campaign?
Campaign to ban anyone convicted of domestic violence from holding a firearms license
