Within the United States there exists a law which protects teens nationwide known as the state curfew act. The state curfew act is a law that was put in place to stop teens from going out late at night and getting in trouble. The law makes it illegal for teens to be out past a set time. This law is highly debated upon by many teens and some adults as to whether it is needed or is just an unnecessary law that infringes upon the teenagers right to freedom. Of course the law does exist for a clear purpose
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Curfew is and always will be a problem for teenagers. When you tell a teen what to do they go totally against your word. Most teenagers feel that they need liberty and need to enjoy their lives. Recently‚ the city council is considering a curfew that will make it illegal for all jersey city teens to be out on the streets after 10pm. Freedom means a lot to teenagers and if that gets taken away‚ they will be practically left with nothing. The curfew law can effect adolescents negatively because many
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Argumentative essay Do teen curfew work? Giving teen’s curfew is like a baby being able to walk at the age of 1. Critics say that minors have a constitutional right to choose how long they stay out. In the past the United States has used curfew during the war times. In 1995 77% of cities with population greater than 200‚000 had some form of juvenile curfew. Therefor juvenile’s curfews should not be allowed because it will increase problems between young teens and the police‚ also teen curfews increase
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they have the right to give people’s children a curfew outside of the curfew the parent has created. This argument is just beginning to gain traction as teenagers want to stay out later to spend time with their friends “Netflixing and Chilling”. According to Jonathan Zimmerman’s article youth curfews date back to the late 19th century because America had an enormous amount of unsupervised teens. Similar to truancy laws and child labor laws the curfew law was created because it was said that it would
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have you ever had a curfew? Having to be home at a certain time before you get in trouble with either your parents or even the law. This is very annoying because some teens have a reason to be out late and don’t cause trouble. Not only do we as teens get in trouble but‚ “There is also parental responsibility in the curfew laws. Parents can be held responsible if their children are caught out after curfew.”(Pima County Sheriff Department) The government shouldn’t enforce teen curfews because sometimes
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punishments? “Age is not an accomplishment‚ and youth is not a sin” (Robert Heinlein). When a curfew is established the effected people‚ who are the teenagers‚ are not asked for their vote or opinion‚ they are not being allowed to exercise their freedom of speech. Although some people believe that there should be a law made for children to be home at a certain hour‚ government should not be allowed to mandate curfews for children and teenagers‚ more teen crimes have been committed during the day rather
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Should teens have a curfew? Many people say that "teen years" are supposed to be the time of our lives‚ have fun‚ do stupid things. However‚ some teens have a little too much fun and seem to do reckless things. Setting a curfew for a teen will keep a teen out of trouble legally. Teens should have a curfew because it is for their safety as well as setting boundaries. Especially during the schoolyear because they still need a decent amount of sleep at night. During
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experience life. A child can sometimes not be as wise as an older person. When they are out with their friends they can do things that could get them into trouble and all because they thought it would be fun. A child under the age of 16 should have a curfew. A curfew can help children learn that sleep is essential‚ they can learn about responsibility‚ and it could keep children safe. In a journal‚ an author talks about situations in which children have been killed during late hours. What business does a
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Curfew Having the time of your life with your best friends‚ it’s just past dusk when suddenly you hear sirens. You’re not sure what you did wrong‚ yet the cops still pulled up to you and your friends‚ and now you’re in trouble. Apparently this thing called “curfew” is why the cops are taking you back to the station. Curfew started in the 1990’s when cities with rising crime rate with teen. Most curfew hours are in the evening and night. Curfew is a law that limits the hours that teenagers under
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Would a law enforced curfew be a beneficial strategy to keep teens out of trouble? A city council is debating the adoption of a ten p.m. weekday curfew and a midnight weekend curfew for teenagers. If the curfew is adopted‚ teenagers on the streets after those hours would be breaking the law. A curfew for teenagers would positively affect their lives. I believe that an enforced curfew would be very beneficial. Teenagers’ safety is an extremely important reason for a curfew. If teens are off of
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