Curfew

are violating curfew!" Lyrics from a popular rock song, this back-and-forth serves to illustrate contemporary sentiment towards the concept of an enforced curfew. Modern American children would never assume that this exchange would take place in their country; the tone with which the questions are asked is demanding, and the man responding to them is clearly being harshly interrogated. In fact, the music's style evokes a dystopian scene in listeners' minds. Certain varieties of youth curfews do exist in this country: Virginia requires teenage drivers to be off the roads after midnight unless accompanied by an adult or commuting to or from a school-sponsored event. However,…

Do curfews really keep teens safe and out of trouble, probably not. The argument based around curfew is essentially centered around the concept that teens will stay out of trouble when forced to stay at home. However, there cases on the opposing side in which curfews actually prevent teens from getting into trouble, but just as many or more cases found teens in performing these criminal activities. In the article, “OP-ED: Why Don’t Youth Curfews Work?” by Mike Males, the issue of the concept of…

I believe that the daytime curfew and the nighttime curfew laws in our city of Los Angeles are not well enforced. It appears to me that both of these variations of local laws are not as effective as they were intended to be. It is possible that some reasons that they are ineffective are in part because of not enough law enforcement in the area, and also the inconsistency of the law statewide. The curfew law is not a state-wide law, thus, I believe that this makes the enforcement of these two…

In many states after getting their license for the first time teens must be home before a certain time. States believe that giving teenagers curfews will keep them safe on the road. There are ways around the curfew for things such as working late, or emergencies. Teenagers should be allotted the opportunity to not abide by the curfew so long as they have their license. Setting curfews for first time drivers can be considered discriminatory. Not all teens are bound to be involved in criminal…

LIMITATION OR PROTECTION: DO CURFEW KEEP TEENS OUT OF TROUBLE? You might have found information on a signage across the street that says ‘curfew from 10pm-6am strictly enforced for minors under 18years unless guided by an adult’. What this information means is that at that specified time nobody under the specified age limit will be allowed to move on the streets. People that do break this regulation especially teenagers are always being arrested by the law enforcement agents and charged to the…

Anyone under the age of 18 years of age is considered to be a minor in most states. (www.wehavekids.com., paragraph one) A curfew law of 9:00 P.M. – 6:00 A.M. needs to be implemented in all states. There are a few exceptions within the law for those minors that either have a job or an event they are required to attend. (www.wehavekids.com., paragraph one) With a curfew law in place, the crime rate would decrease at least by half. And even the rate for teen pregnancy would decrease. If I were…

I believe that the city council should not adopt the new curfew for these reasons. First off teenagers are starting to drive and have to do things later at night for their families. The new curfew would make this a challenge. It would limit the chance for friends to hang out and be with each other on the weekends. Lastly it would put a lot of harmless teenagers in danger of being caught out past curfew. Because teenagers are starting to get their license by the age of 16 they will be going…

all young teenagers and the idea of a curfew to keep teenagers off the street by a certain time is to be debated by them. Even though the city council debates on the curfew, they should not put it in effect because it can interrupt the daily lives of many teenagers and would be unfair to them to not go and participate in events like school sports, city sports, or even in family related activities. In addition to this is the curfew not being fair to teenager having good quality time…

Governments should not mandate teen curfews, it takes away the parents’ rights. Also, they are mostly ineffective tools for crime deterrent and they waste police time. They don’t help reduce any crime and in some ways make things more dangerous. Government mandated curfews create many problems. Government mandated teen curfew violate parents’ rights. If a parent is okay with their child being out late with the rules they have set, then that’s up to them. It’s their right to control their…

Curfews Keep Teens Out of Trouble Do you remember seeing that boy walking slowly behind your garage Sunday night at 1 in the morning? He’s now in jail for theft of seven victims’ property in sheds, garages, and vehicles. Many teens stay out late harming people, or vandalizing, and stealing people’s property. Youth curfews have been established to change these acts of crimes committed by teenagers, so they keep teens out of trouble. Youth curfews keep teens out of trouble because they’re safe in…