AC4- policy making

Question 1

What is the crime for public perception?

Answer 1

Drink driving

Question 2

How did the public perception of drunk driving change?

Answer 2

As car ownership increased so did the number of drunk driving deaths
5,000 to 8,000 from 1950-1960
Began to see it as more serious.

Question 3

What is the campaign for drunk driving?

Answer 3

THINK (2014)

Question 4

What did the campaign THINK find about drunk driving in 2014?

Answer 4

91% believed drunk driving was unacceptable

Question 5

How did the change in public perception impact the laws surrounding drunk driving?

Answer 5

1925- First law passed making it an offense
1991- Causing death driving under the influence led to a compulsory sentence of 5 years.
2014- Sentence rose to 14 years (THINK campaign)

Question 6

What was the impact on crime when the public perception surrounding drink driving changed?

Answer 6

Reduced deaths
1979- 1640
2016- 230

Question 7

What is the crime used for demographic changes?

Answer 7

Immigration and racism

Question 8

What is the Windrush generation?

Answer 8

Early arrivals who faced racism and were treated like they were dirty, diseased, and criminals
It was legal to discriminate

Question 9

In 1956, what percentage of white people would take a black tenant?

Answer 9

1.5%

Question 10

What was the impact of the law on demographic changes?

Answer 10

Race relations act of 1965 banned racism in public places
1968- Outlaw racial discrimination in key areas of employment and housing
2010- Equality Act which encompassed race, sex, and disability discrimination

Question 11

What were the cultural changes under demographic changes?

Answer 11

Decline in prejudice
As a result of changing attitudes, public perception of how serious these offenses are has changed

Question 12

What percentage of people were racially prejudiced in 1987 and 2017?

Answer 12

1987- 37%
2017- 26%

Question 13

What is the topic for cultural changes?

Answer 13

LGBT

Question 14

Describe the laws surrounding the LGBT community before the 1960’s

Answer 14

Same-sex sexual activity is immoral, sinful, and punishable by law.
1533- Buggary act states sex between men is punishable by death)
1861- Death penalty abolished
1954- Over 1000 men in prison

Question 15

Describe the decriminalization of the LGBT community

Answer 15

Sir John Wolfden
Report recommended decriminalization of sexual activity between men
1967- became law

Question 16

What are the three cultural changes?

Answer 16

• Individualism (a belief we have the right to choose how we live our life)
• Equal rights
• Secularisation (declining influence of religion)

Question 17

What are the statistics that show the change in attitudes over the LGBT community in the 1980’s and present day?

Answer 17

1/5th in the 1980’s saw it as not wrong
2/3rds present day see it as not wrong

Question 18

Describe the further legal changes surrounding the LGBT community

Answer 18

2000- Age of consent equalized to 16
2004- Legally change gender
2013- Same-sex marriage legal