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| British adults 'fear youngsters' | British adults 'fear youngsters' |
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| Britain is in danger of becoming a nation fearful of its young people, a report has claimed. | Britain is in danger of becoming a nation fearful of its young people, a report has claimed. |
| British adults are less likely than their European counterparts to intervene to stop teenagers committing anti-social behaviour, it says. | British adults are less likely than their European counterparts to intervene to stop teenagers committing anti-social behaviour, it says. |
| The Institute for Public Policy Research blamed changes in the family, communities and the economy for the "increased risk of youth crime". | The Institute for Public Policy Research blamed changes in the family, communities and the economy for the "increased risk of youth crime". |
| It said teenagers needed structured activities like drama and sports clubs. | It said teenagers needed structured activities like drama and sports clubs. |
| We don't have a culture where adults go out to pubs and bars and bring children with them Julia Margot, from the IPPR Send us your comments | We don't have a culture where adults go out to pubs and bars and bring children with them Julia Margot, from the IPPR Send us your comments |
| The report says 65% of Germans, 52% of Spanish and 50% of Italians would be willing to intervene if they saw a group of 14-year-old boys vandalising a bus shelter, compared with just 34% of Britons. | The report says 65% of Germans, 52% of Spanish and 50% of Italians would be willing to intervene if they saw a group of 14-year-old boys vandalising a bus shelter, compared with just 34% of Britons. |
| Julia Margot, from the IPPR, told the BBC Radio Five Live: "In Britain, as opposed to countries like Spain and Italy, adults are less likely to socialise with children in the evenings. | Julia Margot, from the IPPR, told the BBC Radio Five Live: "In Britain, as opposed to countries like Spain and Italy, adults are less likely to socialise with children in the evenings. |
| "So we don't have this culture of children hanging out and playing out in the town square where adults are also socialising and drinking. | "So we don't have this culture of children hanging out and playing out in the town square where adults are also socialising and drinking. |
| "We don't have a culture where adults go out to pubs and bars and bring children with them, and so there is a problem about adults being less used to having children around." | "We don't have a culture where adults go out to pubs and bars and bring children with them, and so there is a problem about adults being less used to having children around." |
| The 200-page report says that last year more than 1.5 million Britons thought about moving away from their local area due to young people hanging around. | The 200-page report says that last year more than 1.5 million Britons thought about moving away from their local area due to young people hanging around. |
| About 1.7 million admitted to avoiding going out after dark as a direct result of youths gathering. | About 1.7 million admitted to avoiding going out after dark as a direct result of youths gathering. |
| Britons were also three times more likely to cite young people "hanging around" as a problem than they were to complain about noisy neighbours. | Britons were also three times more likely to cite young people "hanging around" as a problem than they were to complain about noisy neighbours. |
| 'Turning a blind eye' | 'Turning a blind eye' |
| British adults were more likely than their other European counterparts to say that young people were predominantly responsible for anti-social behaviour, and cite "lack of discipline as the root cause of anti-social behaviour". | British adults were more likely than their other European counterparts to say that young people were predominantly responsible for anti-social behaviour, and cite "lack of discipline as the root cause of anti-social behaviour". |
| The Britons who were unwilling to get involved claimed they feared being physically attacked or verbally abused - or that they would be the victim of subsequent reprisals. | The Britons who were unwilling to get involved claimed they feared being physically attacked or verbally abused - or that they would be the victim of subsequent reprisals. |
| Nick Pearce, IPPR director, said: "The debate about childhood in Britain is polarised between false opposites: that either children or adults are to blame. | Nick Pearce, IPPR director, said: "The debate about childhood in Britain is polarised between false opposites: that either children or adults are to blame. |
| "In closer knit communities, adults supervised their neighbours' children. | "In closer knit communities, adults supervised their neighbours' children. |
| "These days, adults tend to turn a blind eye or cross over on the other side of the road rather than intervene in the discipline of another person's child, often because they fear they might be attacked." | "These days, adults tend to turn a blind eye or cross over on the other side of the road rather than intervene in the discipline of another person's child, often because they fear they might be attacked." |
| The report "Freedom's Orphans: Raising Youth in a Changing World" will be published next month. | The report "Freedom's Orphans: Raising Youth in a Changing World" will be published next month. |