Persuasive Essay On Teen Curfew
Curfews are a subject that is widely discussed on if they should or should not be enforced most of the people lean to enforce curfews in an effort to cut crimes that are happening late at night. Most parents would agree that teen curfew is effective in reducing the risk of teens getting into trouble. But I believe that teens shouldn’t have a curfew. I say this because not all teens are out in weird hours of the night getting into trouble so why punish all teens for others mistakes.
Yes, making curfews for teens can reduce the risk of them getting into trouble during some hours of the night. But don’t you think that if they have curfews not only is there going to be teens that break the curfew but also it would increase the amount of crimes being committed …show more content…
in the midafternoon as well. In the article “Curfews Don’t Keep Kids out of College” from Philly.com, it says “Juvenile crime dropped 6 percent during curfew hours, but it increased 13 percent in the midafternoon.” The amount of teen crime being prevented by using curfews is less than the increase in crime the curfew caused during the midafternoon. Therefore the curfew is not helping teens stay out of trouble just making them commit crimes at a different time during the day. Also from “Curfews Don’t Keep Kids out of College” it says that “Nationwide, more than 80 percent of juvenile offenses take place between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. – outside of most curfews. As a teen we should be able to start to make our own decisions, since we are close to becoming adults we have to be prepared for the world.
A way to be prepared for the outside world is to learn responsibility and how to be independent. As a parent of a teen you should try to give them room to be independent meaning give them some trust enforcing a curfew on teens is just going to encourage them to sneak out. If teens do disregard the curfew not only are they in trouble with their parents but then their parents have no idea where they are and if something bad happens the parents are unable to help. Not to be harsh but let them learn the hard way give them freedom but to a certain extent, if they won’t listen to you let them find out on their own. I’m not saying that curfews are the worst thing in the world but putting pressure on a teen to make that curfew time can put them in danger. For example, a teen that was with a friend and was supposed to be home at 10pm, he is on his way home and he decides to speed to try and make the curfew time and he gets into an accident. The parents would feel terrible because if he wasn’t speeding to make the curfew it wouldn’t have
happened.
In conclusion, curfews should not be enforced on teens but maybe suggested that way the teen isn’t rushed to make that time. For example, maybe instead of be home at 11pm, parents can try asking teens to be home between 11-12 that way there’s no rush.
Yes, making curfews for teens can reduce the risk of them getting into trouble during some hours of the night. But don’t you think that if they have curfews not only is there going to be teens that break the curfew but also it would increase the amount of crimes being committed …show more content…
in the midafternoon as well. In the article “Curfews Don’t Keep Kids out of College” from Philly.com, it says “Juvenile crime dropped 6 percent during curfew hours, but it increased 13 percent in the midafternoon.” The amount of teen crime being prevented by using curfews is less than the increase in crime the curfew caused during the midafternoon. Therefore the curfew is not helping teens stay out of trouble just making them commit crimes at a different time during the day. Also from “Curfews Don’t Keep Kids out of College” it says that “Nationwide, more than 80 percent of juvenile offenses take place between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. – outside of most curfews. As a teen we should be able to start to make our own decisions, since we are close to becoming adults we have to be prepared for the world.
A way to be prepared for the outside world is to learn responsibility and how to be independent. As a parent of a teen you should try to give them room to be independent meaning give them some trust enforcing a curfew on teens is just going to encourage them to sneak out. If teens do disregard the curfew not only are they in trouble with their parents but then their parents have no idea where they are and if something bad happens the parents are unable to help. Not to be harsh but let them learn the hard way give them freedom but to a certain extent, if they won’t listen to you let them find out on their own. I’m not saying that curfews are the worst thing in the world but putting pressure on a teen to make that curfew time can put them in danger. For example, a teen that was with a friend and was supposed to be home at 10pm, he is on his way home and he decides to speed to try and make the curfew time and he gets into an accident. The parents would feel terrible because if he wasn’t speeding to make the curfew it wouldn’t have
happened.
In conclusion, curfews should not be enforced on teens but maybe suggested that way the teen isn’t rushed to make that time. For example, maybe instead of be home at 11pm, parents can try asking teens to be home between 11-12 that way there’s no rush.