People living in deprived areas are more likely to hold negative viewsabout children and young people, according a study of attitudes to youngpeople and youth crime in Scotland.
There was a widespread perception that youth crime is on the increase,despite evidence to the contrary. Public Attitudes Towards Young Peopleand Youth Crime in Scotland revealed that 69 per cent of adults surveyedthought the amount of crime committed by young people was higher than adecade ago, with just two per cent thinking it was lower.
Around one in six adults, 16 per cent, said they knew most of the 11- to15-year-olds in their area well enough to speak to them, but 44 per centof adults said they knew none of the 11- to 15-year-olds in theirarea.
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