AC4.3 Discuss How Campaigns Affect Policy Making Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are the 3 types of campaign?
Newspaper
Individual
Pressure group
What is an example of a newspaper campaign?
Stephen Lawrence
How did Stephen Lawrence’s campaign use newspapers?
After a private prosecution, the daily mail printed a front page spread accusing the suspects of being murderers. This was continuous and kept up to date and eventually other newspapers joined in, making the event a national issue
This helped to raise awareness to the issue and gain support
What policy change did Stephen Lawrence’s campaign lead to?
Law - contributed to the changes in the double jeopardy law and the equality act 2010
Led to a change in attitude in education and made racism a wider talked about topic
What are examples of individual campaigns?
Ann Ming
Sarah’s law
Clares law
What policy change did Ann Mings campaign lead to?
A change in the double jeopardy law, which allowed people to be retried
What happened in Ann mings campaign?
Her daughter was murdered an his under the bath, the jury found the suspect not guilty
Even after confessing to the crime, the double jeopardy law meant that he couldn’t be retried
Ann Ming lobbied MPs and used social media to raise awareness and gain support of the issue
What happened in Sarah’s law campaign?
After their daughter was kidnapped and murdered by a known sex offender, Sarah’s parents started a campaign to give people the right to know if someone close to them has a history of sexual offences
They used newspapers (news of the world) social media and petitions to gain support and raise public awareness of the issue
What policy change did Sarah’s law lead to?
Introduction of the Child Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme
This allowed parents to request information about someone with contact to their child - Sarah’s Law
What happened in Clare’s aw campaign?
After Clare was murdered by her ex boyfriend, Clare’s father Michael brown started the campaign to give people the right to know if a person has a history of domestic violence
He used social media and petitions to raise awareness and gain support
What is an example of a pressure group campaign?
LGBTQ+
the suffragettes
What happened during the stonewall campaigns?
They fought for the rights and acceptance of gay people
They used protests and riots to gain public support
What policy change did Clare’s law lead to?
Led to a change in law
Police could now disclose information about a partners past and find out if they had an abusive history
What policy changes did the stonewall campaigns lead to?
Equality act 2010
Marriage (same sex couples) act 2013
Led to a change in policy/attitudes in schools
