In the UK, physical youth violence has gradually declined over the past decade, but new forms of coercive and threatening behaviour have emerged. Cyber-bullying โ threatening or hurtful behaviour via electronic media such as mobile phones and the internet โ has become a serious problem.
Violence and bulling by young people causes untold damage and misery worldwide. According to the British Crime Survey, 9pc – near one in ten – of those aged 16 to 24 were victims of a violent crime in 2009/10. Large numbers of school children are affected by bullying. Surveys suggest that some half of primary school children are at least occasionally teased, rejected or physically aggressed, while 5 to 15 per cent of children experience bullying at least once a week, with a peak towards the end of primary school.
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