Effects of crime on kids underestimated

….She said 76 percent of those who had fallen victim to crime had not
been provided with support or counselling because many believed it
wasn’t necessary.

“There is a great deal of these crimes against the youth which are
committed by their fellow young people, either at school, in
playgrounds or elsewhere,” Leoschut said.

“None of the crimes are reported to anyone, and in fact, you find less
than a quarter of them would have informed a family member about it.”

….”Many crimes are often not reported, as children think adults will not
listen to them or that the crime will be viewed as too small to bother
with,” she explained.

She called for more conflict resolution in schools, including
restorative justice, with aggressors making amends to their victims.

“Discipline is also another problem, particularly at school. It is
important to adopt positive measures of disciplining children other
than punishment,” she added.

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