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