Curfews Don't Work

Curfews have been the bane of many young people's lives for generations upon generations. Unlike this instance, though, these limitations were usually set by parents or other guardians. I realize that curfews decided on by cities as a whole also stem from the same place that those set by parents are, that is, in the interest of the teen's safety. However, I do not believe that it is the city council's place to interfere in the personal lives of these people. There are many reasons for teens to be out late at night, such as getting home from work or just waiting to be picked up by their guardian, and a set curfew for teens would cause many of them to be unfairly punished for doing things that can hardly be called criminal. Many teens hold part-time jobs, either to

curfew laws restrict the hours that juveniles may be on the streets or in public places at night (Sutphen and Ford). Some people consider curfews infringing on people’s constitutional rights. Curfews are hard to implement by law enforcement, and, in fact, take law enforcement away from more serious crimes. More crimes occur during daytime hours and more children are victimized in their homes than on the streets. Although curfews are made to protect our juveniles and to deter crime by juveniles, does imposing these curfews violate the juvenile’s civil rights and target the true underlying problems involved in enforcing

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

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

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.

Many parents tell their kids that if they want something they have have to pay for it; but what they don’t get is that it’s hard to get a job as a teen. It is especially hard for teens under the age of 17 if there is a curfew. Many teenagers have after school activities, sporting events, or a school club. So if parents want their kids to get a job how are they going to be able to if they have to do their homework, study, or go to practice or a game if they can’ be out past 9:00? This is another reason why a curfew is not necessary.

When having a curfew, it allows less time for teens to stay out, and get into trouble. Although the first amendment presents that the people have the right to gather in groups. Why not them get into trouble if they want to? Well, let’s take a look at what happened to Johnny. By not having to worry about a curfew, him and Ponyboy stayed at the vacant lot, and then ventured off to the park. Suddenly, they found blue madras coming up to them. Soon after the Socs started tormenting them, Johnny had killed Bob. “I killed him, I killed that boy.” By his parents not caring about him, and no public curfew, Johnny had gotten himself into a serious pickle.

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.

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,

You can't tame a wild mustang, so why try and control teenager who wants as many freedoms as possible. Curfews set by the Government may seem like a good idea, but it's not. The idea of laws enforcing a curfew for teenagers is not a good one, it unfairly takes away a teenagers freedom. If there is a law about a curfew and a teen does not like it, there is a high chance that they will just stay out past curfew. Curfew in a household is specified by the parents. If the parents and child both state their case on a time, and agree on it, the child will keep their word. If there is a law enforcing a curfew, there will not always be a way for teens to try and negotiate a fair time, like they could if their parents decided the time they had to be

There are many reasons why a curfew imposed by parents would not keep teens out of trouble. From personal experiences, teens are expected to go to school from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM every day. Then, they reach their homes by 2:40PM /3:00 PM. Under certain circumstances, such as after

Can you imagine a child alone at night with no supervision. That child can go home when ever he wants because he doesn't have a curfew. Curfews are good for kid and teenagers. Curfews keep kids safe. Curfews give parents parental controls. Curfews can be fun too. Lastly curfews prevent kids and teens not going to jail.

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.

Just because they have a curfew it doesn’t mean that they aren’t going to get in trouble. It may limit the things they do. Which in turn limits the trouble they get in, but it doesn’t stop them from doing things to get them in trouble. (Wylie Tanton said on April 11, 2012 “I personally think teens shouldn't have a curfew because whether or not they have curfew teens still get themselves into trouble, not only during the night. http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app?service=external/Forum&sp=42891)