campaigns Flashcards
(6 cards)
NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGNS - sarahs law
murder of 8 yr old in 2000 by Roy Whitling (has previous child sex offence convictions)
newspaper campaigned for child sex offender list
petition created and got 700,000 signatures
Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales in 2011
NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGNS - road safety campaigns
2016 local bradford newspaper campaigns for improved road safety
“operation steerside” in 2016 to crack down on dangerous driving, led to significant arrests and is embedded in west yorkshire police
Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill 2021 - death by dangerous driving sentence was 14 yrs, is now = life
INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGNS - clares law
george appleton (history of sexual assault convictions) murdered ex gf (had complained to police several times over georges threats to kill/rape
Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales 2014
INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGNS - the double jeopardy law
Ann Mings campaign due to death of 22 yr old daughter julie
killed by billie dunlop (acquitted but admitted crime in 1998
double jeopardy - cant be trialed twice for same thing
Criminal Justice Act 2003 - allows retrial of serious crimes if nee and compelling evidence emerged and Director of Public Prosecutions agrees
PRESSURE GROUP CAMPAIGNS - snowdrop campaign
dunblane massacre 1996 - thomas hamilton killd 16 pupils age 5/6 and 1 teacher will legally held hand gun
campaign gains 750,000 signatures
The Firearms (Amendment) (No 2) Act 1997 bans ownership of private ownership of cartridge ammunition handguns plus 160,000 guns handed to police for nation wide gun amnesty
PRESSURE GROUP CAMPAIGNS - british lung foundation
aimed to prevent lung disease by campaigning for positive change
50,000 signatutes in petition in 2011
showed 430,000 children exposed to 2nd hand smoke
Children and Families Act 2014 - bans smoking in car with under 18s
