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November, 28

It was noticed that huge number of Scottish youths are falling prey to sexual offences; all such cases are at a high, which are being reported to the Children’s Reporter. It is said that bad parenting is one of the main reason for such offences. This alarming fact came in to light after the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) released the figures showing a real shocker. It is projected that over 19000 youngsters are the victims of heinous offences, including sexual assault, bodily harm and cruelty. Such adverse change in the society has raised a serious question on the parental care of children.

SCRA reported that they are receiving many such cases which have made the figures much higher than of last year. Out of the 100,000 cases referred to SCRA, about a quarter of these children are reported to be under four-years of age. This issue has triggered a serious message for the government, to make sure they tackle this growing problem soon. The Children Minister Adam Ingram said, “every young person deserves the best possible care, the report has highlighted how many children need the support of adults, agencies, communities and government.”

It is known that children are vulnerable and they deserve proper care and guidance from their elders and parents. But it is seen that due to the lack of care and guidance to children they are becoming victims of such crimes. Even there are several schemes and plans setup to eradicate such serious crimes in children, but not up to mark. There are antisocial behaviour orders and other rehabilitation schemes to bring the youth crimes to a lower level. Though the funding on these plans has gone up, but the utilization is still a serious problem.

With such an upward trend in child offences, now this issue has taken a bigger shape and need to be sought out with proper approach. Youths are the future generation and they should be shown the right path, even the parents should take care of the children and guide them towards a bright future.

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