Reflection Paper: Juvenile Curfews and Courts
Throughout the reading of “Juvenile Curfews and Courts,” Hemmens & Bennett outlines, and interprets the development of juvenile courts, and if curfews are an efficient tool to have within society. The author stresses that juvenile curfews treat children as second-class citizens that need to be protected more than adults, curfews threaten the exercise of a number of rights, and that by adopting these regulations it is a sign of public hysteria rather than a reasoned response to juvenile crime and delinquency. Data, and court cases examined by Hemmens & Bennett, suggested that juvenile curfews violated the first amendment rights of minors, violated their right to travel, infringed on parents’ …show more content…
Many courts applied the rational basis standard of review against children. These guidelines enforced the ideals behind children having lesser rights than adults, and children being treated differently. Through the application of juvenile curfews, I do not believe that minors should be treated as second-class citizens. Parents should be the individuals should be enforcing the regulations that their children should have. I argue towards the application of stricter driving curfews for children between the ages of 16-17. During late hours of the night drunk drivers are present on the roads, and often this can cause innocent young lives to be taken away from …show more content…
Court officials employed the juvenile curfews without having empirical evidence that it would be successful. The Supreme Court used The Bellotti v. Baird Test to determine the validity of the curfew. This test was used for a case that dealt with an extremely sensitive, and complex issue of abortion that was not closely related to curfew issues. By society introducing the juvenile curfew without knowing if it would be efficient in my mind is unwise, unproductive, and doomed for failure. Individuals should’ve used additional testing measures in order to understand if curfews are beneficial for communities around the United
Throughout the reading of “Juvenile Curfews and Courts,” Hemmens & Bennett outlines, and interprets the development of juvenile courts, and if curfews are an efficient tool to have within society. The author stresses that juvenile curfews treat children as second-class citizens that need to be protected more than adults, curfews threaten the exercise of a number of rights, and that by adopting these regulations it is a sign of public hysteria rather than a reasoned response to juvenile crime and delinquency. Data, and court cases examined by Hemmens & Bennett, suggested that juvenile curfews violated the first amendment rights of minors, violated their right to travel, infringed on parents’ …show more content…
Many courts applied the rational basis standard of review against children. These guidelines enforced the ideals behind children having lesser rights than adults, and children being treated differently. Through the application of juvenile curfews, I do not believe that minors should be treated as second-class citizens. Parents should be the individuals should be enforcing the regulations that their children should have. I argue towards the application of stricter driving curfews for children between the ages of 16-17. During late hours of the night drunk drivers are present on the roads, and often this can cause innocent young lives to be taken away from …show more content…
Court officials employed the juvenile curfews without having empirical evidence that it would be successful. The Supreme Court used The Bellotti v. Baird Test to determine the validity of the curfew. This test was used for a case that dealt with an extremely sensitive, and complex issue of abortion that was not closely related to curfew issues. By society introducing the juvenile curfew without knowing if it would be efficient in my mind is unwise, unproductive, and doomed for failure. Individuals should’ve used additional testing measures in order to understand if curfews are beneficial for communities around the United