Criminology – practise paragraphs
AC2.1
Campaigns for change are used to influence society, to change a law, raise funding, change
lives etc. I have chosen to compare the campaigns of Clare’s Law, Ann Ming’s Double
Jeopardy Law, #knifefree, assisted dying campaign. I chose these campaigns so I could
compare the similarities and differences and if it was worth the campaign.
Background of campaign
Clare’s law was a campaign which was created by Michael Brown to try and introduce a new
law. He created this after his daughter was murdered in 2009 by her ex-boyfriend who had
previous history for violence which they were unaware of. The family of Clare complained
multiple times to the police and no change occurred. Michael Brown wanted the law to
change to allow people to access their partners or family’s previous data so they can escape
while they still can. On the other hand, the change to the Double Jeopardy law was created
by Ann Ming in response to the tragic murder of her daughter Julie Hogg in 1989. Her
murderer Billy Dunnop was acquitted twice for the same crime due to lack of evidence. He
confessed to the murder of Julie in 1999, yet the 800 year old double jeopardy law
prevented his sentence. Ann Ming created this campaign to try and get justice for her
daughter and didn’t want others to suffer from what her and her family is. Likewise, the
assisted dying campaign was also to try and change the law of euthanasia. They wanted to
give those suffering with long term illnesses the chance to preplan their death and chose
when, where and how they die. They wanted to prevent the suffering of others for longer
than they wish. On the other hand, the #knife free campaign was to try and change societies
viewpoints and behaviour on carrying knives, typical 10–21-year-olds. It was started by
home offices to make society a safer environment. They saw the benefits to some people’s
lives and wanted to see this effect on more young people. This was in response to a high
amount of reported knife crimes and possession of knives.
On the contrary, my campaign was created in response to ……(case study/ statistics). It was
created to raise awareness of how much damage …….. can cause and the consequences
behind it.
Driving forces
Clare’s Law was a parent led campaign run by her father. Michael Brown believed he could
have saved his daughters life and felt guilt for this. He wanted to protect many other families
from this situation and reduce violence within relationships and families by trying to change
the 800-year-old law. In a similar fashion, the Double Jeopardy Law was also a parent led
campaign which was run by her mother. Ann Ming saw the legal system fail after personal
experiences when Julie hogg was murdered by her partner and nothing was followed up by
it. She wanted to stop criminals getting away from punishment and she didn’t agree with the
fact that he’s free and her daughter was the one who suffered and died. Moreover, the
Assisted dying campaign was created to give those suffering control over their life while they
still can. 86% of those suffering with a long-term disability believe there should be a change
in the law. Parallel to this, 44% of people have said they would break the law to support
loved one’s decisions to end their suffering. Therefore, this campaign was made to try and
AC2.1
Campaigns for change are used to influence society, to change a law, raise funding, change
lives etc. I have chosen to compare the campaigns of Clare’s Law, Ann Ming’s Double
Jeopardy Law, #knifefree, assisted dying campaign. I chose these campaigns so I could
compare the similarities and differences and if it was worth the campaign.
Background of campaign
Clare’s law was a campaign which was created by Michael Brown to try and introduce a new
law. He created this after his daughter was murdered in 2009 by her ex-boyfriend who had
previous history for violence which they were unaware of. The family of Clare complained
multiple times to the police and no change occurred. Michael Brown wanted the law to
change to allow people to access their partners or family’s previous data so they can escape
while they still can. On the other hand, the change to the Double Jeopardy law was created
by Ann Ming in response to the tragic murder of her daughter Julie Hogg in 1989. Her
murderer Billy Dunnop was acquitted twice for the same crime due to lack of evidence. He
confessed to the murder of Julie in 1999, yet the 800 year old double jeopardy law
prevented his sentence. Ann Ming created this campaign to try and get justice for her
daughter and didn’t want others to suffer from what her and her family is. Likewise, the
assisted dying campaign was also to try and change the law of euthanasia. They wanted to
give those suffering with long term illnesses the chance to preplan their death and chose
when, where and how they die. They wanted to prevent the suffering of others for longer
than they wish. On the other hand, the #knife free campaign was to try and change societies
viewpoints and behaviour on carrying knives, typical 10–21-year-olds. It was started by
home offices to make society a safer environment. They saw the benefits to some people’s
lives and wanted to see this effect on more young people. This was in response to a high
amount of reported knife crimes and possession of knives.
On the contrary, my campaign was created in response to ……(case study/ statistics). It was
created to raise awareness of how much damage …….. can cause and the consequences
behind it.
Driving forces
Clare’s Law was a parent led campaign run by her father. Michael Brown believed he could
have saved his daughters life and felt guilt for this. He wanted to protect many other families
from this situation and reduce violence within relationships and families by trying to change
the 800-year-old law. In a similar fashion, the Double Jeopardy Law was also a parent led
campaign which was run by her mother. Ann Ming saw the legal system fail after personal
experiences when Julie hogg was murdered by her partner and nothing was followed up by
it. She wanted to stop criminals getting away from punishment and she didn’t agree with the
fact that he’s free and her daughter was the one who suffered and died. Moreover, the
Assisted dying campaign was created to give those suffering control over their life while they
still can. 86% of those suffering with a long-term disability believe there should be a change
in the law. Parallel to this, 44% of people have said they would break the law to support
loved one’s decisions to end their suffering. Therefore, this campaign was made to try and
