The Riverdale city council’s new curfew law is an attempt to crack down on a perceived rise in teenage crime. Under the new law, anyone under the age of eighteen found in a public area after 10:00 P.M. on weekdays or 11:00 P.M. on weekends will be fined or jailed. While something should be done about teenage crime, the measure is a reckless overreaction on the city council’s part to the complaints of a few influential business owners and groups. Because the new curfew law is unfair and…
Curfews In the article, “Minor restrictions” by Anthony Cowell from SIRS says that, the U.S. Department of Justice has reported the criminal offences made by juveniles from 1988 to 1992, has gone up by 26 percent. In 1992, the typical offender was younger than it was in 1988. Youth under 16 were responsible for 62 percent of of offences against people. By 2010, the number of juvenile arrests is estimated to double according to the Department of Justice. Murder alone, is expected to increase…
law for teens to go by . They are trying to adoption a weekday curfew of ten p.m. for us . An aslo weekend curfew at midnight . To me I think this is unfair to teenagers because there maybe a good and acceptable reason why a teen is out so late . Reasons maybe have to do with a teen working late on weekdays or weeends . Its can also be an emerency on why an teen is out late at night . During this period of time a lot teenagers under the age of eighteen or twentyone are working at some kind…
Does a curfew reduce teen violence? Yes, having a curfew for teens does reduce violence because it keeps kids off of the streets, reduces teen homicide, and it would help kids be involved in their community in a positive. A curfew should involve everything being shut down at the same time. For example, the Plaza closes at 9pm for teens. A curfew would help keep kids off of the streets. It will keep them off the streets because of all the guns and all the deaths that are happening. There are a…
Teenagers want to be able to stay out later and have fun. If the curfew is changed before 10 p.m. then many teens might sneak out and get in trouble. During teen years you should be having fun and living life without a care. If they’re forced to go in earlier then they could possibly sneak out and get in trouble. I believe they should keep the curfew after 10 p.m. Firstly, teens that have a job would have to leave early. The less they work, the less money they make. Some teens support…
greatly. Teenagers from the 90’s prefer to be comfortable and conservative in their daily wear whereas modern teenagers nowadays would rather wear tight and a bit revealing, at times. This is proven by our survey when we ask which choice of clothing they prefer. A fair amount even admitted, when we asked them (just light conversation), that they only wear or wore it because it was the trend. Q2: (Is the 6:00 PM curfew of the teens still observe in the present time?) Nowadays curfews are not…
Curfews does having one really lead to keeping teenagers out of trouble? Many would say yes parents giving there kids a curfew will keep them safe they will be at home. If the parents fall asleep what is stopping them from sneaking out absolutely nothing. But it is not the parents it's a law and they can't sneak out where would they go all the stores will know of the law. In Montgomery, Alabama they have this rule expect teens can be out past it if they are with a parent are guardian. Some…
Do Curfews Keep Teens Out of Trouble The presupposition that curfews do not keep teens out of trouble is a categorical truth. Many people believe that curfews are ineffective. Although advocates of the opposition would argue that curfews do keep teens out of trouble, these critics are too dogmatic in their provincial ideology. Most teens when forced to follow rules will try to find ways around them. This in effect will cause more problems. Throughout history and the present, a plethora of…
adults to have to deal with the mistakes of a teen who killed the family? Ten years ago after prom night a young teen crashed into our mayor, his wife and, their two children speeding 45 miles over the speed limit. Despite the tragic event, a curfew was set for all young adults to be home by nine o'clock PM every day. At first we all agreed because of the hardship we went through but, was it fair for all young innocent teens to be put through? Our town had a great…
"Mankind has gotten on just fine without curfews weighing down their mind"—is exactly what a naive person would say! However, I, myself, am not naive. I believe that curfews are very vital to a child's development. Assigning a curfew to a child's life leaves them with many valuable morals and traits, such as: structure, responsibility, and can ultimately lead up to a longer, healthier life, physically and mentally. To begin with, an enforced curfew incorporates structure to a child's life…