Should the Curfew of Teens Move Down to 9 O’Clock? Do you want your mommy picking you up from a party at your friends because its past nine? Life after nine is when everything gets fun. The parties, the driving, and the fun; those are the things that could continue to happen if curfew stays later than nine. What happens if everyone can stay the night but your mom said no, the legal time for you to be home is nine. So if you leave later, you are “Breaking the Law” and risk getting a curfew ticket. Life before nine is so boring and everyone knows it. Teens start to have fun when everyone goes to bed. As long as they aren't putting themselves or anyone around them in any physical danger, then they should be able to hang out later than nine.Curfew …show more content…
All the teen activity that happens, usually happens during the night. Dan Macallair found out that curfews "had no discernible effect on youth crime.” Which means that even if the teens have a curfew doesn't mean they're not going to do teens things in the middle in the night. Some say that they find it more of a risk and more thrilling knowing that you can get in trouble for doing vandalism or something in the middle of the night and on top of that get a curfew ticket. So putting a curfew on the teens today and in the past have proven to do knowing to late night crime rates by teens. Teens work too. They take care of their responsibilities too. If they start working at four, then they have to get of at eight or eight-thirty, because they have to be home by nine. And if the teens are in after school activities then they have no time to work. Some teens that are seventeen now work until ten or eleven and they are happy because they are getting paid well. Adults say that teenagers need to take more responsibility in life, but then they say we should have early curfews that don’t allow us to go to work for very long during the school week days. Some families struggle to get by so the kid works to help their families pay the bills. So they need
Although having a curfew for it to be illegal for teenagers to be on the streets after ten o’clock p.m. on weekdays or after midnight on weekends would be beneficial in exceptional and deficient ways, many citizens will disagree with having a curfew. The eminently important reason Dierks, Arkansas, should have a teenage curfew is for the security of the teenagers. Another reason is for the parent to have control over their child, instead of their child being undisciplined. On the other hand, having a curfew could hinder maturity.
Next, teenagers are constantly running here and there, trying to keep up with their schedules. From school, church activities, work, sports, friends, family, and any other sort of time consuming plans, they’re exhausted. A study done in 2014 showed that over 22% of high school students work a part-time job. They’ve also seen that working more than 15-20 hours per week, can affect their academic performance. Plus teenagers
Although many people may think the city council should not make it illegal to be out on the street after ten p.m. on weekdays and after midnight on weekends, city council, for one, should make it illegal for teenagers to be out so late on the streets because of danger, trouble, and the creatures.
By having a curfew it stops teens from committing crimes,doing drugs,and drinking alcohol.Making a curfew gives teens less time to do these things.If they made a curfew these teens wouldn’t be able to get ahold of drugs and alcohol.From 1995 to 1999,curfew have dropped the amount of minor arrest for violent crimes by 23 percent.When Pony and Johnny were out late,a crime was committed.Johnny had killed a Soc named Bob out of self-defense.If there was a curfew,this crime would have never happened.
Many teenagers have a set time they have to be home by their parents. Usually teenagers must be home from dates and nights out with friends by anywhere from 10 o’clock at night to 2 o’clock in the morning. Each parent has extremely different curfews set for their children, based on the individual level of responsibility and trust levels. Some local government decides to set their own curfews, to keep teens off the streets at night and out of trouble. Many people argue whether this actually solves anything, or is even legal to do, since it is taking away a piece of teenager’s freedom. Although there are many good and bad points to enforcing curfews, they should be less enforced because they do not necessarily keep teens out of trouble,
In today’s society, many people fear that if teens are out late they are participating in mischief or that they are more likely to be involved in criminal activity. Many feel that by creating a city wide curfew for teens crime would be reduced. However, in reality, most crimes are committed during the day by adult offenders, not by individuals under the age of 18. A curfew for teens would not be the right way to go.
Curfews give teens the chance to change and it works because they have less time out to cause the trouble and get Pregnant do vandalism, go stealing take drugs, smoke Cigarettes, and have under age sex get involved
Some small town cites, neighborhoods, or even across the United States people want something to change and that is young peoples curfew's. City council should not adopt a 10 P.M. curfew and a midnight weekend curfew for teenagers because: Young people need to wake up early to get to school, and teens would still not go go to bed early. While some people may agree to a curfew change they are wrong because. Other young people can use their curfew as an excuse to missing school work or being late to class, they can also be out late at nigh and be at risk of being killed by drivers under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances. Teenagers often have excuses because. They might not have school work with them or it might not
You are getting ready for work when you notice the strangely quiet house. You wonder what is wrong, and then it hits you: your teenager is not up yet. You storm into their room, shaking them awake and yet the only response you get is a groan and a “just five more minutes” and a “leave me alone.” You notice homework and projects throw in a pile on the floor, evidence of the late night. But yet your teenager is not doing too well in some of their classes, which is confusing. The clock reads 7:27, meaning your son or daughter will be late for school if they do not get up now. After another attempt and another “leave me alone,” you leave, flipping the light on as motivation to get up. Parents all over the country are dealing with the same issue with their middle or high school students. Students in grades six through twelve need later school start times due to the change that occurs in their biology during puberty and the academic and health benefits that can come with delayed times.
Curfew is a set time which teenagers will have to schedule their activities around. Generally, this curfew doesn’t change and helps your teen to understand boundaries. It is a wonderful idea for teens to have curfews because it teaches them to be responsible and also considerate of other people around them. As teenagers, it is natural for adolescents to feel like their freedoms are being taken away and that their parents don’t know what is best. However, curfew is put in place for the direct opposite, which is keeping teenagers out of trouble. Curfew teaches teenagers time management, it could lower the crime rate in local areas, and it could give teenagers an overall better relationship with their parents. Because of these reasons, I
Do curfews keep teenagers out of trouble? This topic has always been on the cover page of today's newspaper headlines and a hot topic that has been discussed by every family. What are curfews like? A curfew is a time frame given by an authority like a parent or the government to teenagers below 18 to be home before a certain period of time. So, ask yourself, do you think that by implementing curfews into a teenager’s life, he or she would keep out of trouble. Our group has discussed and came to an agreement that curfews really do help teenagers keep out of trouble. Firstly, curfews help teenagers to stay
Were you ever walking to the store for a late night snack but its past curfew, and you get stopped and then you end up getting a fine just because you wanted a snack. Many teenagers aren’t doing anything illegal but are past curfew and get wrongfully accused of doing things they were never going to do. Curfews don’t keep teens out of trouble because they violate rights, ineffective and costly, and it wastes time.
Having a teenage curfew is ineffective and useless. Many people argue that the curfews are necessary because it will keep young people out of trouble. They also say that teenagers are more likely to get in trouble late than they would during daylight. Teens are looked at as the age group that causes the most trouble, and society targets them when it comes to matter for crime, however many people believe that teens are responsible for a large percentage of crimes and that having a curfew in effect will help lower crime rates. I disagree with this because I don't think teenagers should be forced to follow a ridged time schedule because of a curfew.
This law does allow exceptions for youths traveling to school, religious and work-related events, or emergency situations. Most states have adopted the curfew law that applies to all youths under the age of 17. This curfew law state during the school term, usually from the month of September through June, youths must be off the streets between the hours 11pm and 6am. From July through August, usually summer school break, youths must be off the streets between the hours of 12 am and 6 am. Any violation of these time constraints is a statue offense (Yeide, 2009). Not only is it an offense, it presents juveniles with plenty of opportunities to become willing participants in criminal activities. Many juveniles, roaming the streets past curfew are more likely to encounter adult criminals. These adult criminals take advantage of these impressionable, and vulnerable juveniles, that are manipulated and led to a life of crime, selling drugs, stealing or prostitution.
It is very important for the safety and well being of the youth in our community that a curfew be issued and enforced. As of late there have been several petty crimes perpetrated in the late evening hours by some of the youth in our community. I suggest that we impose a curfew limiting the juveniles under the age of 18 to being accompanied by a parent or guardian between the hours of 11:00 pm and 5:30 am. This is to ensure that we limit crimes of opportunity as well as ensuring the safety of our children and other citizens within our community.