newspaper campaigns Flashcards

(13 cards)

1
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who set up Sarahs law

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her parents

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2
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what happened to instigate Sarahs law

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Sarah was 8 when she got abducted and murdered by a convicted peadophile (Roy Whiting) in 2000

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3
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where is Sarahs law located

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England and Wales

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4
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what did Sarahs law introduce

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a law which allows people the rights to know if a particular person is a convicted sex offender

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5
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what did Sarahs law believe needed to change

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the lack of awareness people have of others who could be a potential threat

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6
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which law/legislation has been introduced to create the change in inspiration of Sarahs law

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the child sex offender disclosure scheme in England and Wales 2011

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what has the law change resulted in (Sarahs law)

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parents and carers can now ask the police if someone is in contact with a child has a record of child sex offences

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8
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who set up the road safety campaign

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local Bradford newspaper, telegraph and argus

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what happened to instigate the road safety campaign

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dangerous driving and a public concern about deaths on the road and the minimum sentence allowed under the law

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why was the road safety campaign needed

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to stop the amount of incidents caused by dangerous driving

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11
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what did the road safety campaign need to change

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the lack of road safety

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12
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what law has been introduced to create a change with road safety

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police began ‘operation steer side’ to crack down on dangerous driving in 2016. under the police , crime, sentencing and courts bill 2021, soon to become law, a life sentence for causing death by dangerous driving, increasing from 14 years

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13
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what has the law change resulted in for road safety

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a life sentence for death caused by dangerous driving

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