Legislation

• What legislation made homosexual acts legal?

  Sexual offences Act 1967
• what legislation made gay marriage legal?

  Marriage Act 2013
• What legislation made it illegal to drive while under the influence?

  Road Traffic Act 1930
• when was the breathalyser introduced?

  1968
• when was the first drink driving campaign aired and was it effective?

  50 years ago and the falls in deaths is partly due to these campaigns.
• Possible answers for how social changes affect policy development

  • Nature of crime has changed as a result of a changing society and consequent changes in law
  • technological crimes are 21st century crimes. Crimes that happened face to face are now taking place over the internet. E.g theft or identity fraud
  • technological crimes that did not exist 20 years ago - phishing, electronic harassment, ‘up skirting’ and revenge porn
  • as crimes change, policies change e.g Computer Misuse Act 1990, Voyeurism Act 2019
• what does the Computer Misuse Act 1990 do?


  Protects the security of a computer system and data
• what does the Voyeurism Act 2019 do?


  criminalises someone who records an image under another persons clothing ‘upskirting’
• Explain the impact of the media representation of crime on the public perception of crime

  • moral panic
  • changes public concerns and attitudes - if media focuses on specific crime could make public more concerned
  • perceptions of crime trends change - public think crimes are increasing dues to over reporting by media
  • stereotyping of criminals- occurs from media reporting crime
  • changing priorities - may see shifts in what is viewed as priority crime e.g terrorism
• What legislation made smoking inside illegal?

  Health Act 2006
• When was the age of consent lowered to 18 for homosexuals ?

  1994
• when was the age of consent lowered to 16?

  2000
• when was homosexual acts made illegal?

  1885
• when was the age of purchase increased?

  2006
• what did the update of the health act in 2015 do?

  required smoke-free vehicles when carrying a person under the age of 18