Teenagers and parents around the World bicker over many things, but one problem in particular seems to be the root of all problems. Curfews have been in effect since the beginning of time, but some recent studies have pointed out that curfews may not be the best thing for teenagers. A curfew is a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night. Curfews can be set in households, and in some major cities. I believe teenagers should not have curfews of any kind because these young adults need to learn to discipline themselves. Curfews can reduce time to wind down on the weekends or limit participation in sporting events. I also believe that curfews can´t prevent crime or accidents from happening.
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A percentage of these cities have found curfews to be effective, but a number of the cities have found otherwise. They stated that the police have more serious priorities than chasing curfew breakers, and that there is too much paperwork involved. Dealing with an individual who has broken the rule may tie up a police officer when he or she should be using that time to pursue more serious offenders. Many of the curfews are in place for adolescents, so this does nothing for those who are seventeen and older that are out and about during the night. A large percentage of cities have come to the conclusion that curfews have no impact on gang related activities, because the gang-bangers are not afraid of curfews or the punishments going along with them. (A Status Report, 1997, para. 7). The overnight curfews are not preventing much crime because the majority of violent teenage crimes take place between seven to eleven p.m. (Teenage Curfew, 2014). By the looks of it curfews are causing more trouble than they are preventing. Believe it or not curfews can affect the turn outs at extracurricular and sporting …show more content…
We can see that teens can become more self-dependent by setting their own curfews. When teenagers spend more of their evenings with friends they show a decrease in stress. Even city curfews show to be a pain. Not having a curfew in towns would benefit sporting and extracurricular events. Parents would not have to drive back into town to pick their kids up from school late in the night. Lastly, we learn that curfews do not prevent terrible crimes or accidents from happening. To all parents out there, if your teen is trustworthy try cutting them some slack by getting rid of that curfew. The extra freedom may end up being
A percentage of these cities have found curfews to be effective, but a number of the cities have found otherwise. They stated that the police have more serious priorities than chasing curfew breakers, and that there is too much paperwork involved. Dealing with an individual who has broken the rule may tie up a police officer when he or she should be using that time to pursue more serious offenders. Many of the curfews are in place for adolescents, so this does nothing for those who are seventeen and older that are out and about during the night. A large percentage of cities have come to the conclusion that curfews have no impact on gang related activities, because the gang-bangers are not afraid of curfews or the punishments going along with them. (A Status Report, 1997, para. 7). The overnight curfews are not preventing much crime because the majority of violent teenage crimes take place between seven to eleven p.m. (Teenage Curfew, 2014). By the looks of it curfews are causing more trouble than they are preventing. Believe it or not curfews can affect the turn outs at extracurricular and sporting …show more content…
We can see that teens can become more self-dependent by setting their own curfews. When teenagers spend more of their evenings with friends they show a decrease in stress. Even city curfews show to be a pain. Not having a curfew in towns would benefit sporting and extracurricular events. Parents would not have to drive back into town to pick their kids up from school late in the night. Lastly, we learn that curfews do not prevent terrible crimes or accidents from happening. To all parents out there, if your teen is trustworthy try cutting them some slack by getting rid of that curfew. The extra freedom may end up being