campaigns affecting policy development

Question 1

what do newspaper campaigns do?

Answer 1

-spread information
-reach wider audiences
-gain interest
-helps cause of the campaign

Question 2

what are some examples of newspaper campaigns?

Answer 2

-sarah’s law
-finn’s law
-lillian’s law

Question 3

what is sarah’s law?

Answer 3

-sarah payne
-8 yrs old
-abducted and killed by robert whiting in 2000
-convicted pedo
-allowed parents etc to see if sex offender has contact with child
-news of the world
-named and shamed 50 pedos threatening to keep releasing
-2011: child sex offender disclosure scheme
-police not obliged unless child at risk of harm

Question 4

what is finn’s law?

Answer 4

-pc dave wardell chased by robbery suspect
-attacked dog: finn with stab wounds to protect dave
-suspect charged
-animal welfare service animals bill prevents those who harm service animals from claiming self-defence
-bbc news, daily mail

Question 5

what is lillian’s law?

Answer 5

-lillian grove 14 years old
-killed outside house in 2010
-speeding driver on cannabis
-the croydon advertiser
-law: crime and courts bill makes automatic offense to drive under drugs - introduced police roadside testing
-2015

Question 6

what do individual campaigns do?

Answer 6

-started by/ cause of individual
-e.g., double jeaproady law stopped people from being judged again for a crime

Question 7

what is clare’s law?

Answer 7

-clare beaten, raped, strangled, set of fire by ex with convictions
-ran off and hung himself
-clare’s father michael complained beforehand to police and launched a campaign for women’s to know about partner’s past
-domestic violence disclosure scheme 2014
-no obligation though
-right to ask/ know

Question 8

what is ann ming’s campaign?

Answer 8

-julie killed in 1989 by billy dunlop
-jailed for attack on ex in 1998 and admitted he killed julie yet couldn’t be tried again
-6 years in prison
-ann ming campaigned using press etc the publicise the case
-2003 criminal justice act: serious crimes must be re-tried, only if new evidence is found
-only one re-trial

Question 9

what is a pressure group campaign?

Answer 9

-organisations that campaign changes in laws or new policies to be established to approach areas such as crimes
-gain public support
-persuade politicians who make laws that change is needed

Question 10

what is protection against stalking?

Answer 10

-make stalking a specific offense
-1997 anti-harassment law didn’t refer to stalking
-120,000 victims a year
-pas set parlimentary inquiry which took several months hearing evidence from victims etc
-2012 protection of freedoms act making stalking a criminal offense by david cameron