Persuasive Essay Against Curfew

It is hard for law enforcement to enforce curfews and curfew violations are not taken seriously. Juvenile curfews will not stop young people who are intent on committing crime, in part, because the penalties for a curfew violation are not that serious (O 'Neil). There are also limited police officers to help with the enforcement of curfews. Because of the curfews, it takes the police away from more serious crime that are happening in cities across the United States. The enforcement of juvenile curfews is hard to put into effect, and there are limited police officers to enforce these curfews, which are often not even taken seriously.

This would cause a lot of trouble and confusion, both for the city and teenagers. One problem with the city enforcing a 10 pm curfew is that the city will spend more money to have police officers patrolling the streets when it is not necessary. Traditionally, parents are the ones who enforce a curfew and most of the time, the enforced time is 11-12 pm. If the curfew is that early, the number of teens breaking the law will increase; even if it is unintentional. Some kids will drive around after 10 just to see if they can do it without getting caught. Another problem that will arise regarding the law is speeding. Teens that do not want to get caught after 10 will speed to ensure that they make it home on time. That makes the road more dangerous for the teens and other people on the road. However, setting a 10 pm curfew may decrease the number of teens killed in drunk

One other reason why curfews keep teens out of trouble is that curfews set by parents are a way of showing that the parents care about the teen. (Boekestein, 2010) suggests that teens actually want to spend time with their parents but do not know how to. A curfew is the brainchild of parents all over the world to make sure that their teen is safe and also to be able to spend quality time with them while they still can. Without the curfew, teens would spend all their time with their friends but miss out on the most important people of all, which are their parents. Although it might not seem that curfews are a way to spend time with the teen, it surely is. According to (Boekestein, 2010), a teen said what all teens were trying to say, which is they don’t care about other things in life, they love their parents and would like to spend more time with them than they normally do. A teen also said that he only talks to his parents in the car or during dinner as their hectic schedule demands the parents to be on their toes all the time.

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

First and foremost, if the city council mandates the curfew law, they could help secure the protection of adolescence driving or hanging out at late hours of the night. Did you know that teenagers that are driving

Is very good that the State wants to care for minors, establishing curfew, but I think that there are more ways to care for them. they can be warn parents of the dangers of the night, and give guidance on the upbringing of a minor, but they cannot force them to do things they are not agree with, since in the end the parent is who decides to give permission or not, because is the one in

My opinion is that curfew was set to protect minors but, there are plenty of reason why a minor would be out passed curfew and there should be system where some minors can exempt the law like having parental permission.

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.

Should city council's be able to give teenagers curfews? If a teenager’s parent allows them to be home later than ten on weekdays or twelve on weekends then so be it. The city council should not be the one to “parent” a teenager!

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.

First and foremost, city council should make staying out late for teenagers illegal because of danger. If city council makes this illegal, it could prevent some of the kidnapping, use of drugs, or killings. Most things happen late at night because people are less seen, if teenagers are made to be home at a curfew, fewer of these dangers will occur to our town’s teenagers.

Laws are set yearly for the for the well being of citizens. Many of the laws pertain specifically to minors, one of them being curfews. The law states, Children under the age of 18 years old are to be home by 11:00 p.m. . For many teens this law seems unfair; they believe that curfews limits their freedom. Therefor teens fail to realize that there is good reasoning for those limitations. I belive children under the age of 18 years old should have an 11:00 p.m. curfew because it limits crime in the community, establish discipline in children, and helps teens become academically prepared.

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,

Teen curfews discriminate against young minorities and violate the rights of minors, also I think that teen curfews confine all young teens based on actions of a small percentage of our population. Curfews are often needed to prevent teens from getting into trouble late at night and many people argue if parents should be held responsible for this. I understand many parents set up rules and other restrictions for their teens to follow, but I don't think parents should take the liability on what their child is doing. These rules are usually given in addition to control, protect, and teach their teen in order for them to know what's right from wrong. In other states, parents are held responsible for their child's actions. If they let their children out past midnight, they could be fined up to $75 for the first offense. The only way minors could stay out after midnight is if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian over twenty one years old.

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)