In the U.S.‚ cities are debating if teens should have a curfew in order to keep them out of trouble and safe. During a person’s teenage years‚ teens often feel like no one understands them; they are trying to seek their own independence and most of the time it ends them getting into trouble. Having a curfew in place also means that kids under the age of 18 have to be under some sort of adult supervision and keeps teens of the roads at later hours. Parents tend to feel more relieved when they know
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Do curfews keep teens out of trouble? I personally believe that curfews will not prevent teenagers from getting into trouble. Even with a curfew teens will eventually find a way to do whatever they want. If that means skiving school‚ sneaking out or lying. Sneaking out would give teenagers that adrenaline rush which would make them feel powerful and unstoppable‚ so why wouldn’t they want to do it? Also‚ having a curfew just adds stress on a teen‚ because we will freak out about running late. Does
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law that forces teens to be home at a certain hour or receive harsh 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
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A curfew is needed for people who stay out late and cause mischief. Towns without a curfew have higher crime rates than those who refuse or do not have a set curfew. Three things that I believe can be hindered by adding a curfew are vandalism‚ kidnappings‚ and drunk driving. These types of deviant actions are mostly done late at night and a curfew would immensely help the rates of these three crimes go way down. (http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v1n2/males.html) Vandalism is a problem for many towns across
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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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and states in the US that are enforcing a curfew law for all teens. A curfew law shouldn’t be necessary to keep teens out of trouble. Teenagers are just kids and are going to make mistakes. You can’t punish all of the teenagers in the town‚ because a few are getting in trouble. It’s unfair to kids and unfair to the parents that have trust in their kids. You don’t want to punish all of the teenagers with a curfew law‚ because it limits the teens lives. A curfew law gets teenagers home before a certain
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adoption of a 10 p.m. weekday curfew and midnight curfew for teenagers. If this curfew is adopted‚ teenagers on the streets after those hours would be considered breaking the law. I support this adoption because we would be keeping the city safer and keeping the young adults safe and out of trouble after dark. To begin with‚ this curfew will keep them out of trouble after the adopted times. Not saying that we could stop all of them from going out after this curfew and catch them‚ but we could enforce
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home for their kids and sometimes even strict family curfews. But do they work? Can they really keep teens out of trouble‚ or do they make it worse? Parents like to give curfews for their children like "you have to get home at XX time" and "you can not go anywhere without my permission‚" etc. If they are grounded‚ they may resist it and get into trouble sometimes. In Irvine’s (2009) article‚ she cites Sanchez’s words that giving family curfews is like "putting a Band-Aid on the problem" (para.
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Curfew struggle Does a curfew keep teens out of trouble? A curfew is designed to set rules within a home while still providing freedom for the child. Many parents believe curfews will help prevent teen delinquency and keep teens out of trouble. Curfews are also meant to cut down on dangerous activities such as drinking and driving. Giving teens a curfew is a nice way of telling them they are too stupid to make decisions on thier own and can not be trusted to come home at a decent hour
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Should Citywide Curfews on Teens Be Allowed? In 2011 when Mayor Nutter instituted a stricter curfew for teens‚ Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko‚ executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union‚ told the Philadelphia Tribune: Not all large or small groups of students lead to violence. Individuals who break the law should be dealt with on an individual basis. Collective punishment targeting a small geographic area is not going to solve the root issue. This is important because all young people in
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