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Kids and Crime

Are kids becoming more violent at a younger age? Violence in children as young as 10 is increasing, with more girls participating than ever before. Insight looks at the changing face of youth crime by bringing together children who have found themselves on the wrong side of the law with victims, police, criminologists and social workers . The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has reported a spike in numbers of juvenile detainees. Studies have shown that the younger kids are when they first offend, the greater the risk of them ending up in the adult prison system. Insight talks to parents whose lives have been destroyed by their kids' trouble with the law. What motivates young people to act violently? And what role do peers and even technology play in an age where kids are committing child abuse? Is parenting at fault?

English
  • Originally Aired October 14, 2008
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network SBS
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