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Perpetrators of violent crimes in Northern Ireland are getting younger and younger, according to the latest statistics. Is bad-parenting to blame? Vote and leave your comment. 74 votes
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T J McClean from Belfast said:

This is not rocket science. Kids under sixteen know they can get away with anything apart from murder. Our society has no sanctions to protect us from them.Their parents very often do not care or are incapable of being parents.Often the father is absent and there are a sting or `uncles` in the house.T V, especially the soaps feed us a diet of violence disfunctional families and youngsters whose bad attitudes actions do not result in serious consequences.

COMMENT POSTED: 6 Jan at 08:12

Danny from Cushendall said:

Make the parents of these disgusting, cheeky and ill-mannered little brats suffer, after all they were responsible for irresponsibly rearing them. That`s where the problem lies it all stems from the home. Fact

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 22:44

Robin Bredin from Coleraine said:

When under 18 are involved in crime, they and their parents should be charged, and both taken into court.

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 20:35

D from Co Antrim said:

I am 47 and a single mum. I didnt chose to be a single mum but ive had 8 kids and none of them so far have been in trouble with the police. I was brought up to respect my peers and fear the police as they had the power to arrest me. I have tried to bring my children up in the same way but when they see their friends behaving horribly towards others they tell me about it and dont like it. My 2 elsest are grown up and have kids of their own and are teaching them the same way I taught my kids. I have tried to teach simple rules of behavour.. 1, respect.. 2, tell the truth... 3, manners.

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 20:19

Carole from Coleraine said:

It is, without any doubt, the parents to blame for these young offenders. Don`t they know where they are and what they are doing - especially at 11 yrs old?? Parents should be brought to justice along with the offender adn schools should bring back caning!!

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 19:38

j graham from ballymena said:

Parents have a major part to play, it is their job after all, if they dont care they should be made financially as this tends to make people listen. A lot of these young people are allowed to do what they want as they are not disciplined at home and are not allowed to be disciplined at school. Our people in authority are laughed at. We are now scared of getting tough and offending people, much better to let them away with murder. "literally". Young offenders centres/prisons do these actually scare people? I think not.

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 18:44

Gerry Cupples from East Belfast said:

I firmly believe that the lack of parential guidance and responsibility is the ingredient for anti social behaviour and criminality. Society used to be self regulating where parents and the extended family plus neighbours offered discipline and wise council

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 18:23

alan davidson from Steeple, Antrim said:

Anyone who lives in the Steeple in Antrim has faced and is probably still facing anti-social behaviour by out of control juveniles. Only last week was my house "pelted" with bottles by three teenagers at 6 o clock in the evening! Luckily I apprehended the culbrits. I confronted the parents who were, I think on something and didn`t care. Great example!!!

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 18:23

Philip Hagan from Co Fermanagh said:

Parents no longer know or want to know where their children are during the day or night The children are not the subject to any home or parental discipline whatsoever and are left to roam wild to annoy their neigbours and especially the elderly and vunerable

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 18:22

joanne from belfast said:

kids street rared from nappies, no family stability, parents, drunk or high, hence the state of society today, why have kids if you have no time to rare them. ?

COMMENT POSTED: 5 Jan at 18:20

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