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Sarah's Law
Newspaper
2000 - Sarah Payne was abducted and murdered by Roy Whiting
Roy had been to prison in 1995 for kidnapping and assaulting a 9 year old girl
Roy was on the Sex Offenders Register
Her parents campaigned to change the law so people could see if paed
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Sarah's Law Key People
Sarah Payne's parents
The News of the World - supported the campaign and published the names and pictures of 50 sex offenders
Vigilante effect
Government refused to agree to the demands
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Sarah's Law Methods
Petitions
Newspaper
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Sarah's Law Views
Governement began changing its mind when another girl was kidnapped and sexually assualted
An MP was sent to the USA to see how Megan's Law worked
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Sarah's Law Real Law/Policy
2008 - Pilot scheme was introduced in 4 areas of the UK to allow parents to make enquiries about named individuals. Police would then confidentially give details to the person most able to protect the child
Extended to the whole of England and Wales in 20
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Zombie Knives
Newspaper
Daily Express and Daily Star
Sold as collectors items but predominately used by street gangs
18-year-old Stefan Appleton was stabbed in the chest and leg with a zombie killer machete in a London park
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Zombie Knives Key People
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David JamiesoN
Campaigned for a year to ban the sale of the brutal blades
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Zombie Knives Methods
The Commissioner met with former Shadow Policing Minister Jack Dromey and Home Office Minister Karen Bradley MP
Pointed out the dangers of the knives and growing prevalence on the streets
Wrote to than-Home Secretary Theresa May and Amazon UK CEO Chris N
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Zombie Knives Views
Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Had been a 'groudswell of public revulsion and disgust' at the weapons and their availability
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Zombie Knives Laws
2016 - illegal to manufacture, sell, hire, import or lend a 'zombie knife
Faces six months imprisonment and/or frin
Weapons Scheme - cash for certain weapons when total is over £30
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Ann Ming's Campaign to Abolish Double Jeopardy
Double jeopardy was a law that prevents a second prosecution for the same offences after an acquittal or conviction
Ann's daughter, Julie Hogg was murdered by Billy Dunlop who in 1991 went to court for it but the jury could not reach a verdict
2nd trail l
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Double Jeopardy Key People
Ann Ming
Northern Echo
Newspapers
TV stations
Radio stations
Politicians
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Double Jeopardy Methods
Newspaper
Radio
Political lobbying
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Double Jeopardy Views
Ann Ming used all key parties to abolish the law
Gained huge public support
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Double Jeopardy Law
Criminal Justice Act 2003
Abolished for 30 serious offences, including murder
Law was retrospective
Dunlop was the first perosn to be convicted under the new law
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Clare's Law
A scheme that allows people to find out from the police if their partner had a history of domestic violence
36 year old Clare Wood was strangled and set on fire in her home in Greater Manchester by her boyfriend
Father, Michael Brown, campaign for its int
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Clare's Law Key People
Michael Brown
Key 103 radio station
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Clare's Law Method
Newspaper
Radio
14-month pilot scheme in four police force areas provided more than 100 people with potentially life-saving information
Respect and Protect: Michael went to London and told MPs why he felt there needed to be a change in the law
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Clare's Law Views
At the inquest of her death, Bolton coroner Jennifer Leeming called for women to be given the right to know if their partner had a history of serial domestic violence
Idea had already been proposed by the Association of Chief Police Commissioners in its 2
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Clare's Law Law
Initiative called the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (2014) is designed to provide people with information that may protect them from potentiallyy abusive situations
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The Howard League for Penal Reform
Began to reduce crime, creater safer communities and ensure there are fewer people in prison. The campaign hopes to change the criminal justice system
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The Howard League for Penal Reform Key People
Frances Crook - Chief Executive
Ken Macdonald - President
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The Howard League for Penal Reform Methods
Website
Petitions
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The Howard League for Penal Reform
Views
Campaign 'U R BOSS' changed policy surrounding young people
Ended routine stip searches, extended the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, closed all Young Offenders Institution units for girls and changed the reman legislation so that 17-year-olds were also
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The Howard League for Penal Reform
Key policy ended routine stip search upon arrival at a Youth Offending Instituion
Legal began with a case in 2002 in order to change the law so that the Children Act 1989 applied to children in custody
Ensured fairness, between young people in prison and
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British Lung Foundation
Aims to prevent lung disease by campaigning for positive change in the UK's lung health
Raises awareness about lung disease, what causes it and how to prevent it
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British Lung Foundation Key People
British Lung Foundation
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British Lung Foundation Methods
Websites
Posters
Adverts
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British Lung Foundation Views
Secured 50,000 signatures on a petition, which they presented to Downing Street
Produced research about the effects of second-hand smoke by showing that 430,000 are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week
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British Lung Foundation Laws
Banned smoking in cars that have children under the Children and Families Act 2014
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Secure Schools
Provide an education rather than a prison due to high numbers of reoffending
Psychologically informed approach with neuroscience
Both education and therapy
Helped finding accomodation and employment
Encouragged to sit exams and complete expected education
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Secure Schools and Howard League
Reject the idea of secure schools
Another attempt at reinventing how to punish children
Should not be run solely by charitable organisations
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Secure Schools and MPs
Youth Justice Minister
Schools divert children away from crime
Those in prison have a complex micture of problems that cannot be fixed by staying in a prison
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Sarah Payne's parents
The News of the World - supported the campaign and published the names and pictures of 50 sex offenders
Vigilante effect
Government refused to agree to the demands

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