Are Scots kids exposed to too much violence?

80% of Brits think kids today are exposed to more violence than ever before - that's according to new research.

Those surveyed feel kids are exposed to this through social media and computer games.

The research taps in to the age old debate of nature versus nurture revealing that almost one in 10 adults believe children who commit murder are born killers and nearly half (45%) citing a child’s upbringing as the reason they go down this path.

A quarter of Brits (27%) disagree with the UK’s current age of criminal responsibility (10 years old) with almost one in 10 saying it should be under 8 and 38% thinking it should be determined on a case by case basis rather than having a fixed age.

19% do not think they children who commit murder at the age of 10 are able to adequately understand the severity of their actions, and an overwhelming number of Brits (68%) feel that it is the parents and carers of these children who should be held responsible for their actions in some capacity.

Sentencing decisions are also a cause of great debate and differing opinions amongst Brits.

12% believe children who commit murder should be given a whole life term, a fifth (19%) favour a life sentence followed by supervision for the rest of their lives and 41% would like to see each case and the circumstances around a child’s life considered individually rather than having one set approach by the courts.

A fifth (18%) of those surveyed do not feel that children who kill can be reintegrated into society, yet one in ten (13%) think that with extensive psychiatric and psychological support and therapy, successful rehabilitation is possible.

The research has been commissioned to support the launch of new and exclusive TV series Jo Frost on Britain’s Killer Kids - a four part series documenting cases of children who have committed murder and investigating what causes children to go through with such acts.