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'Half of children' theft victims
Published: 06 December, 2007
Almost half of all children have had property stolen from them at school, a survey by the charity the Howard League for Penal Reform suggests. The survey of more than 3,000 children, questioned between 1997 and 2006, also found that 18% had been the victim of theft on their way home from school. It also suggests that 57% of children have had property deliberately damaged. The charity claims that almost all - 95% - of those surveyed have suffered some kind of victimisation. It refers mainly to low-level offences which took place in schools and playgrounds - 70% said they had been hit or kicked - and were unlikely to be reported to police. Related articles: 
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