You see your kids looking around in fear and sadness as they get into the police car going downtown. The Outsiders is a novel about a 14 year old boy who has troubles with friends and family. Curfew is a time that minors must be inside by or else they are in trouble. Even though no curfews may allow for more fun sometimes, there are many more reasons why having curfews are better.…
This paper will discuss the offence status and then discussing the perspective of a police officer that is on routine patrol that encounters what appears to be three underage individuals that is in violation of the city ordinance regarding curfew. The officer will provide a list of offenses that each underage individual violated. The officer will classify how each will be treated and why the officer made that decision. Furthermore, the officer will discuss how it might handle an uncooperative underage individual and how to proceed in the status of offense. Also, difficult parents that refuse to pic their child up from the scene at the affect this have in the handling of the case.…
Secondly I’m going to state all the logical reasons why I should have a later curfew. I am indeed the oldest child, so therefore I should get a little more than my other sibling. I’m turning 17 this year, which means I’ll be 18 next year (legally an adult). So that probably means I should start being let off the leash a tad bit more. I work and make a living, which should count for something. Also I get good grades, which should count for an even bigger something.…
Throughout this paper I hope that I have provided good proof of the advantages of curfew. Now of course I could not cover all the advantages or even a few of the minor disadvantages to curfew that I hope you will research or gain interest in. If you live within a state that does not have a curfew law and you feel you need such a system please make sure to contact your local government and make it known that the need and interest exist. If you still disagree with me on this topic after reading this paper, please feel free to contact me and voice your…
Logically there shouldn’t be a curfew on weekends because if there wasn’t the police wouldn’t be so worried about teenagers under 17. The curfew van wouldn’t be picking people up at all. The parents should be able to raise their children or child how they please, and of they allow their child to stay out all the times of the night then that’s on the parents. They may feel as though they can trust their teens enough to let them stay out as long as they want.…
According to document one, some teens resent curfews and feel that it is unconstitutional. Parents and teens argue that the laws violate minor's freedom and that the First Amendment is evidence of that. Parents should determine when their children should be in the house not the government. Statistics show that most juvenile crimes happen between 3 pm. And 6pm, therefore youth curfew really don't serve a purpose. The money used on enforcing curfews could be put to better use, such as after-school recreational or educational programs. According to experts youth curfews are more strictly enforced in minority neighborhoods rather than white areas, this can worsen racial tensions.…
When kids have a set amount of time out of the house, they stay busy, but with no curfew, they get bored. Boredom leads to trouble .Making a curfew will help put a stop to these activities before they lead to these problems.…
Sixty-three percent of crimes, counting sexual assault, happens at night. Teenagers have a thirty-three to eighty-four percent chance of being a victim of sex-trafficking. Various teenagers don’t believe their parents when they say that there is a reason for their curfews, but the world we live in today has many dangers that teenagers aren’t aware of.…
We all know that we have to allow our teenagers to spread their wings and learn responsibilities and one area that is constantly on parent’s minds is curfews and how much freedom they should allow teenagers to have. The main queries we get from parents is how late their curfew should be and what to do if they break the curfew.…
As parents we have an obligation to set boundaries for our children. We should not rely on society to get fed up and set the boundaries for us. Growing up I had curfews for different events or outings. I also had curfews for telephone calls or visitors at the house. Being accountable for my actions helped me become the person I am today. Curfews helped me understand the need for rules and how to live in society as a responsible adult. In the nineties society had no need to place curfews on teens at the mall, in the city, or even in their car; mostly due to the face that parents took more responsibility at that time that they do today. The lack of curfews set by parents has led to the implementation of curfews by communities.…
The first reason for teen curfews being a bad idea is because it forces teens to have a deeper connection with their parents. “The fact is this: teens don’t want to hang with their parents on a weekend night”(Teen curfews at malls are unfair). Some teens have bad relationships with their parents, others are more individual people.…
To many teens and young adults, curfew laws have negatively affected their lives and their viewpoints of the criminal justice system. In the essay “Curfew Laws: Demonizing Teens,” written by Nora Gold, Gold illustrates why curfew laws are bad in the U.S. and all they do is punish the teens that do not need to be punished. The main points that Gold gives to help back up her theory that curfew laws are bad are that curfews on teens take away some of their civil rights, curfews don’t actually reduce the crimes committed by teens, politicians propose curfew laws so it seems like they are being tough on crime, and also that there are other ways that will help reduce the crime among teens. One of which being after school…
A majority of parents and public want to put a teenage curfew into effect, assuming it will avert alcohol and drug abuse from teens. Most curfew policies require teens under 18 years of age to be home at certain hours at night, unless they have a legitimate excuse or are accompanied by a parent/guardian. By reducing the number of youth on the street during certain hours, curfews are thought to lesson the number of circumstances in which youth crime can occur. Crime perhaps, but when it comes to alcohol and drugs, teens are going to use them whether there is a curfew or not.…
How would you feel, as a parent, if your child was out late and didn’t return home? How would you feel if you received a phone call from police saying they have arrested your teen for criminal mischief? The way a parent may feel if they didn’t know the whereabouts of their children or how they would feel having to go to a police station to bail their teen out is anything but happy or joyful. We all want to keep our children safe. We don’t want to keep our children locked up for fear of something bad happening to them so we give them a curfew to be at home by. Some parents are not as strict on their kids as others so those kids are basically raising themselves. This is when the government should step in and make laws to protect those kids who have no guidance from their parents. The government has put into place in certain cities and states a law that pertains to underage minors. This law is basically a curfew that starts at midnight and ends at 6 a.m. The consequences for violating this curfew are, hours of community service, fines, counseling for the minor and their parents, and referrals to social services. Many minors and parents do not agree with this curfew. These parents and children argue that a curfew system will violate their constitutional rights such as their 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th, and 14th amendments. (Le Bouef 3.) It is easy to understand why these youth would disagree with this curfew but hard to understand why parents would disagree with it. If there were a new and improved curfew system put into effect across the entire country, it could possibly cut down on the rate of missing children, combat juvenile delinquency, and ultimately keep teenager at home so they can form a bond with their parents during the most emotional time of their lives.…
But the city already had a youth curfew in place, long before the flash-mob mayhem began. On weekdays, it's 9 p.m. for children under 13 and 10:30 p.m. for children 13 to 17; on the weekends, everyone has to be home by midnight.…