I believe that there should be no curfew laws for teenagers. The setting of a curfew should be up to the teenager themselves and their parents. I believe this mainly because an enforced curfew law would simply result in more teenagers getting in trouble with the law. Teenagers could accidentally break the law if they are unaware of what time it is‚ traffic could cause a teenager to be late and therefore break the law. There are too many opportunities for this law to be broken and therefore it should
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Effectiveness of Juvenile Curfews. Curfew is a word that derived from the French word “courvrefeu”. The meaning of the word courvrefeu is “to cover fire”. Implicating that a curfew is a way to put something out or maybe to reduce something down. Going back in time‚ curfews have been around since the feudal era. A long ways ago‚ “a bell would ring to alert the villagers to put out their fires and go to bed for the night. William the Conqueror even used an 8:00 p.m. curfew in 1068.”(The Effectiveness
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Anita Saavedra English 253 Maya Watson 11/12/201 Is Having a Curfew for Teens in Salinas a Good Idea? I strongly agree with the idea of having a curfew for teen in Salinas. I believe that a curfew should really be in Salinas for example how a day’s there are many things that could happen to the teens and the little children. In some of the street there could be kidnapping. In some of cities it is now illegal for any teen under age of eighteen to be out after 11:00pm -5:00am on the weeknights and
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1.0 Introduction. The aim of the following report‚ is to explore the “Northbridge Curfew” examine its value and criticisms’. Finally to recommend whether the policy should be expanded to areas other than Northbridge. 2.0 Purpose of the policy ‘This Policy is the Government’s response to the immediate problem of ‘at risk’ children and young people in Northbridge at night.’ (Young People In Northbridge Policy‚ 2006‚ pg2) It is part of the states commitment to; “Revitalise Northbridge”‚ “ensure
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Curfew For Teens It is a friday night and it is the last home football Game. It is 9:45 with fifteen minutes left in the game. What would you do watch the game or be home by curfew. The city council is wanting to make the curfew at ten p.m. on weekdays and midnight on the weekends. This curfew change is not the thing we need right now. The curfew time will limit what hours a kid can work or do school activities. Teenagers with this curfew does not stop the rebelliousness‚ the rebelliousness will
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Allyson Walker Teenage Curfew Laws Imagine this: you are reading a newspaper. In big‚ bold print is headlined “Teen Shot By Criminal Running from Cops at Midnight.” For most cities‚ this is not abnormal. The term “curfew” is very broad. It’s meaning and level of importance varies from area to area. Although many regions all over the world do have a law prohibiting young children to be out past a certain time‚ there are still many places that do not enforce these time limits. One of the easiest
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Teen curfews have been in debate in most major cities for a while now. Parents and city council members have been trying to push laws to have young adults home safe and sound where they should be at a more reasonable time. Teen curfews are a good idea and should be enforced. Not only would it show more responsibility on the young adult’s part‚ but it would support teen safety. Another advantage to a curfew is that it would will help teens to be less sleep deprived. Responsibility is something
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Effects of curfew on the behaviour of the high school students. SOP’s 1. Why do parents give curfew to their children? 2. How did the students handle their curfew? How did they react towards it? 3. Problem s encounter by the students on their curfew? Introduction Curfew a set time around which teen will have to schedule their activities. Generally‚ this curfew doesn’t change and helps your teen to understand boundaries. It does not have to be the same time on weeknights and weekends‚ but
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was a teenager in the nineties. For the most part‚ I think kids want curfews and rules set by their parents or guardians. It gives them a sense of security‚ knowing someone cares for them. Curfews are often needed to prevent teens from getting in trouble late at night. A curfew should slightly vary depending on the situation. Besides parents placing curfews on teen; you now see malls and cities placing curfews on teens. Curfews are good but at what point are we overwhelming teens with all of these
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A curfew is a rule that says people under a certain age should be off the streets and in their homes by a specific time of night. Curfews were first introduced in 1998 in a policy called Crime and Disorder Act (BBC.News.org). Curfew laws are intended to protect young people and keep them from getting into trouble. Even though intended to curfew laws do not keep teens out of trouble. It is said by Traci Truly that “the teen curfew laws have helped to lower the crime rate particularly
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