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Children behaving like animals, Barnardo's survey finds | Children behaving like animals, Barnardo's survey finds |
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Almost half of Britons think children are violent and starting to behave like animals, a Barnardo's survey suggests. | Almost half of Britons think children are violent and starting to behave like animals, a Barnardo's survey suggests. |
The children's charity says the research suggests society holds a negative view towards children despite the majority being well behaved. | The children's charity says the research suggests society holds a negative view towards children despite the majority being well behaved. |
Of the more than 2,000 people questioned by ICM Research, 44% said young people were becoming feral. | Of the more than 2,000 people questioned by ICM Research, 44% said young people were becoming feral. |
Barnado's chief executive Anne Marie Carrie said it was "depressing" so many were ready to give up on children. | Barnado's chief executive Anne Marie Carrie said it was "depressing" so many were ready to give up on children. |
The survey revealed that: | The survey revealed that: |
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The charity said many young people who end up in custody come from difficult backgrounds so, in order to prevent trouble, society first had to deal with their problems. | The charity said many young people who end up in custody come from difficult backgrounds so, in order to prevent trouble, society first had to deal with their problems. |
Barnardo's volunteer project worker Natasha Cripps, who commissioned the research, said the word "feral" indicated a complete desertion of young people. | Barnardo's volunteer project worker Natasha Cripps, who commissioned the research, said the word "feral" indicated a complete desertion of young people. |
'Scapegoat' | 'Scapegoat' |
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "To call them feral means 'right that's it, I've given up' and I don't think you can ever give up on children. | She told BBC Radio 5 live: "To call them feral means 'right that's it, I've given up' and I don't think you can ever give up on children. |
"It's a real shame people are so dismissive of them now, and to use that word feral it's really quite scary. | "It's a real shame people are so dismissive of them now, and to use that word feral it's really quite scary. |
"So many young people do positive things but they're not advertised because we live in a society where we do look at the negative side of things in every walk of life. | "So many young people do positive things but they're not advertised because we live in a society where we do look at the negative side of things in every walk of life. |
"So it's very easy to demonise young people and use them as a scapegoat for the social difficulties that we're having right now." | "So it's very easy to demonise young people and use them as a scapegoat for the social difficulties that we're having right now." |
Barnardo's is launching a television advert called Life Story which shows the positive impact believing in a child can have on many troubled youngsters. | Barnardo's is launching a television advert called Life Story which shows the positive impact believing in a child can have on many troubled youngsters. |
Chief executive Anne Marie Carrie said: "What hope is there for childhood in the UK today if this is how adults think? | Chief executive Anne Marie Carrie said: "What hope is there for childhood in the UK today if this is how adults think? |
"We seem to have forgotten the fact that most children are well behaved and instead we are unquestionably accepting a stereotype of young people as criminal and revolting. | "We seem to have forgotten the fact that most children are well behaved and instead we are unquestionably accepting a stereotype of young people as criminal and revolting. |
"We aren't asking people to put up with yobbish behaviour, but we do need to change our attitudes towards troubled children." | "We aren't asking people to put up with yobbish behaviour, but we do need to change our attitudes towards troubled children." |