Individual campaigns

Question 1

What is an individual campaign?

Answer 1

A campaign that starts due to someone’s individual experience
Multiple individuals all contribute

Question 2

What are the 3 individual campaigns?

Answer 2

Clare’s law
Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy
Sarah’s law

Question 3

What is the aim of the campaign - Clare’s law?

Answer 3

To make sure that anyone starting a new relationship can find out if their partner has a violent past
A change in law

Question 4

Why did the campaign start - Clare’s law?

Answer 4

Clare was murdered by an abusive ex
His past was only disclosed after her death

Question 5

What was the name of the MP that supported the campaign - Clare’s law?

Answer 5

Hazel Blears

Question 6

What did Hazel aim to do - Clare’s law?

Answer 6

Allow police to warn people about their partners’ history

Question 7

What was the MP against this called - Clare’s law?

Answer 7

Robert Buckland

Question 8

What was Buckland concerned about - Clare’s law?

Answer 8

That incorrect details may be released
There was a risk of data being misused

Question 9

Who backed the campaign - Clare’s law?

Answer 9

Commissioner Louise Casey
The association of chief police officers

Question 10

Who proposed a new law - Clare’s law?

Answer 10

Michael Brown

Question 11

What was Michael brown’s proposal - Clare’s law?

Answer 11

Ladies in dv situations should have the right to see if their partner has a criminal past

Question 12

Why did Michael Brown propose this law - Clare’s Law?

Answer 12

He believed it would have protected his daughter
If she had been able to find out, she would have known to leave the relationship sooner

Question 13

What scheme was introduced - Clare’s law?

Answer 13

The domestic violence disclosure scheme

Question 14

What were the successes - Clare’s law?

Answer 14

It achieved it’s aim, new law, domestic violence disclosure scheme
It was very popular, as people felt a lot of sympathy as well as fear ( want to protect themselves)
The scheme has been used over 3,000 times since being introduced and dv cases have reduced

Question 15

What are the limitations - Clare’s law?

Question 16

What was the aim of the campaign - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 16

To abolish the double jeopardy law from the criminal justice act
Change in law

Question 17

How long had the law existed and when was it abolished - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 17

It was around for about 800 years
It was abolished in 2005 (19 years ago)

Question 18

What did the double jeopardy law mean - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 18

You couldn’t be tried for the same crime twice

Question 19

What happened to cause the change in law - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 19

1989
Julie Hogg was murdered and her murder was cleared

Question 20

What happened to Julie Hogg’s murderer - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 20

Her ex-partner was cleared but he then later confessed
The law meant he couldn’t be prosecuted
His second trial proved he was wrongfully acquitted

Question 21

Who fought for the change in law - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 21

Julie’s family

Question 22

What has to happen for a case to re-tried - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 22

Must have new evidence
The evidence must stand before a retrial is allowed

Question 23

What were the successes of the campaign - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 23

The Stephen Lawrence case, after the case collapsed his murderer could be tried again
Evidence found years later can help convict a guilty person, Weston
It achieved it’s aim as the law was abolished

Question 24

What are the limitations of the campaign - Ann Ming/ Double jeopardy?

Answer 24

Critics argue it’s hard to get a fair trial in a retrial, the evidence has already been judged to make sure it stands, hard to view trial as innocent till proven guilty