campaigns influencing policy - 4.3 Flashcards
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sarahs law (newspaper campaign) driving force
8 year old sarah was abducted and murdered by roy whiting who had been convicted in 1995 for abducting and assaulting an 8 year old girl
what is sarahs law (newspaper campaign) aim
sarah paynes campaign aim was to change the law so that parents had access to info about pedophiles living locally
what was sarahs law methods
campaign was championed by the ‘news of the world’ newspaper and was central to the campaigns success. In july 2000 it named and shamed 50 pedophiles and continued till it revealed every pedophile in britain
sarahs law (newspaper campaign) success
campaign eventually succeeded in persuading government to introduce child sex offender disclosure scheme in england and wales 2011 although police will only disclose that info if they believe the child is at risk
what is the year and a day rule (newspaper campaign) based on
michael gibson was 20 when he was assaulted by David clark in darlington town centre in april 1992
the year and a day (newspaper campaign) driving force
michael died after 22 months in a coma and clark was charged with greivous bodily harm and jailed for 2 years and was out before michael died
the year and a day rule (newspaper campaign) aim
at this time the year and a day rule existed dating back to 1278 and stated if a victim lived on for a day and a year they couldnt be charged with murder so they aimed to change this
the year and a day rule (newspaper campaign) methods
michaels mother used northern echo newspaper to launch ‘justice for michael’ campaign to scrap the year and a day rule and thousaunds of readers signed the petition
the year and a day rule (newspaper campaign) success
in 1994 the local MP introduced a bill scrapping the law but it was defeated but after the delivery of the petition a bill was passed abolishing the rule
clares law (individual campaign) driving force
in 2009, 39 year old clare was found beaten, raped and strangled and then had her body set on fire by her ex boyfriend george appleton. She was unaware of his history of violence against women and after her death he went on the run and later found hanged, her father found she had made multiple complaints against him and police did nothing
clares law (individual campaign) aim
angry at police michael (her father) launched a campaign to change the law to enable women to know if their partner has a violent past
clares law (individual law) methods
aided by michelle livsey (cheif reporter at radio key 103 in manchester) he worked for four years gathering evidence organising petitions and winning support from charities politicians and media to change the law
clares law (individual campaign) success
in 2013 the domestic violence disclosure scheme was introduced this allowed police to let people know either if they ask or if police think they are a potential victim
justice for julie (individual) purpose
campaign tried to change the law (double jepardy law - a person cant be tried twice for the same crime)
justice for julie (individual) aim
overturn the law so billy dunlop could be tried again for the murder of julie hogg
justice for julie (individual) driving force
billy dunlop was tried for julie hoggs murder and found not guilty, 10 years later he was in prison for an assault and confessed to a guard he killed her. He was convicted of purgery but not able to be tried again due to double jeopardy laws and her mum spent 17 years campaigning to overturn the law
justice for julie (individual campaign) national or local
started as local but became national
justice for julie (individual) methods
newspapers (northern echo), radio and TV stations. the family frequently travelled to london to campaign. She also wrote to her local mp and eventually gave a speech to the house of lords
justice for julie (individual) success
successful in 2003 it was overturned and in 2006 he was found guilty and sentenced to minimum of 17 years. the criminal justice act was a result of ann mings successful campaigning and allowed a retrial if new and compelling evidence emerges for serious crimes and since then 13 convictions have been secured
justice for julie and stephen lawrence
justice for julie was also supported by sir william macpherson as police mishandled the investigation and failed to prosecute after newDNA emerged linking a suspect to the murder and he was able to be tried and was convicted
inquest (pressure group campaign) changing policies
inquest spreads the lessons learnt in their investigations to prevent further deaths. It gathers evidence from casework, conducts research and uses info to press public bodies to change their policies
inquest (pressure group campaign) successful campaigns
-setting up the independant police complaints commision which investigates serious complaints and allegations of misconduct against the police
-extending the 2007 corporate manslaughter act to cover deaths in the custody of public authorities
protection against stalking (pressure group) background info
in 2011 protection against stalking launched a campaign to introduce a new law making stalking a specific offence. At that point the existing anti-harrassment law 1977 did not refer specifically to stalking. An estimate of 120000 victims a year in some cases stalking leads to physical attacks and death. Clare bernal was shot dead by her stalker in 2005 whilst at work her killer was due in court the following week for harrasment
protection from stalking (pressure group) aim
they concluded the current law wasnt fit and wanted an independant law
