The poll of 2,021 UK adults found that 49 per cent believed children were a danger to others and to themselves, while the same amount disagreed with the statement that children in trouble are often misunderstood and in need of professional help.
More than half (54 per cent) believe children are beginning to behave like animals, and more than a third said it felt like the streets were infested with children.
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