Children and violence

The Commission on Children and Violence was conceived during a wave of
media debate and apparent public concern at levels of violence involving
children, and in particular at perceived levels of violence by children.
The Commission has no desire to add to unrealistic fears of violence to or by
children; its aims have been to research and summarise available knowledge
of the extent of violence involving children, and why children become
violent, and then to make recommendations for reducing all forms of interpersonal
violence involving children.