An Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report on the effects of crime on different social groups found that young children who were victims of or witnesses to violence were more likely to become aggressive, have low self-esteem and do less well at school than their peers.
The IPPR drew on evidence from research carried out by the charity Refuge last year. Refuge estimates that at least 750,000 children witness domestic violence each year, and that 50 per cent of these will also be victims of violence.
Refuge chief executive Sandra Horley said, 'For too long, children under five who experience domestic violence have gone unheard and unrecognised.
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