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Teenagers and Curfews

            Teenager curfews have been around for centuries as the adults have tried to keep adolescents safe. Teenagers should be off the streets on certain days of the week at certain times. This would do so much for your community you live in. The curfew is for safety reason. It is not for safety but responsibility as well. There are many necessary reasons why teenagers should have a curfew. The first one is because they care for their teen and want them to be safe. Parents have a responsibility to take care of their children. They need to keep them safe and make sure they're doing the right things and staying out of trouble. It is also a matter of when to expect a teenager to be home and they should have a time they know in mind. Parents need to know when their child is coming home so that they can get some sleep and not stress and worry about where their child was and if they are okay. With the curfew a parent would know if something was wrong cause if your child knows their suppose to home they aren't going to go against your wishes because they will know that there will be consequences. With that being said that is how responsibility comes into play. Teens start to realize that they can't do that in the real world.
             This is where safety comes into play. It's not the behavior of the teenager that is of that parents are concerned for it's the other people out on the streets they worry about. Heres an example, when teens drive home at 11pm it's way safer than 3 in the morning when all the drunk drivers are on their way home from the bars because everything is closed. Drunk drivers are half the reason teens aren't safe on the road. A curfew is also a way for teens to get out of a situation they don't want to be in, I've used that excuse a couple of times. It is also good for a parent to know when their teenager to come home. It is a good idea for all family members to tell someone where they are going and what time they will be home.


Essays Related to Teenagers and Curfews

1. Teenagers and Curfews

Although many might believe that curfews add to the safety of their children, curfews by themselves are not the answer. Curfews are initiated for a variety of reasons. ... Towns and cities implement curfews to limit the amount of vandalism and other crimes teenagers commit while out late at night (Anderson). ... I cannot argue that many parents think curfews keep their kids out of trouble (Debate.org ") That is why curfews are given in the first place. ... Curfews are set up for the protection and well being of teenagers. ...

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2. Curfew

Curfew is a set time when teenagers are prohibited on the streets. ... As a result, "curfews punish virtually every good teenager, while doing very little to stop the relatively small number of violent juvenile offenders . ... Some teenagers have legitimate reasons to be out after curfew. ... These activities entail teenagers to be out past curfew hours, but by law they have to be in their house by a certain hour. ... Those for curfew laws would say that teenagers should then volunteer their services immediately after school or on the weekends. ...

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3. Curfews

If a curfew of 7:00 p.m. were instituted, teens would need to cut their working hours in order to get home in time to meet curfew. ... The curfew would be a hardship to these teens. ... Weekends are a popular time for teenagers to go to sporting events, dance clubs, and parties. ... While some teens may inevitably find themselves in situations which will lead to trouble, many other teenagers engage in positive activities that extend well past the hour of 7:00 p.m. In order to allow teenagers to continue work and grow with such constructive opportunities, it is important that the 7:00 p.m....

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4. Teen Curfews

I strongly agree with the idea of having a teen curfew. ... Those in fever of teen curfews say that these will be more focused in school and also to reduce juvenile's crimes and to protect teenagers themselves from been the victims of a crime. ... Teen Curfews, I think are the best ideas for many reasons. ... For example, this teen curfew will eliminates late nights parties and clubs. ... Teen curfew will also reduce juvenile crime and to protect teenagers themselves from being the victims of a crime; For example, I was just reading in the news pepper and I start to read an auricle ab...

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5. Curfews.. Good or Bad?

I wonder is making people (especially teenagers) go home at a certain time really useful in most environments? ... In some places police can put kids in jail just for being out their curfew. We all need restrictions, especially teenagers, and it should be the child's parents who choose the time of a curfew. ... Though teenagers are minors, they are still citizens and not exempt from this basic constitutional rights. ... I hope that the government will be put in their place about curfews. ...

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6. Curfew For Teens

Establishing a curfew to be at midnight for teens under eighteen is very inconvenient for both parents and the teen themselves. ... Without this curfew, one may go anytime and come back anytime he pleases. ... In conclusion, a deprivation for teens under eighteen is unfavorable to teenagers and their folks in many ways. Teens who have late night jobs will have to give it up due to this curfew. ...

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7. Teenage Curfew Laws

I have always believed that cities had curfew laws so that the entire city would be protected from certain acts that teenagers find amusement in. ... In fact the crime rate seemed to decrease during the nighttime curfew hours and increase during the after school hours and before the curfew hours. There are some exceptions to the juvenile curfew laws in Berea. ... This exemption is for daytime curfew only. ... I feel peer pressure plays a very large role in most teen curfew violation cases. ...

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8. Adolence and Discremantion

Adolescent Discrimination: Curfew Laws Everyday in America, innocent teenagers are being treated like criminals, as police interrogate them for no better reason than because they are young. ... One of the worst cases of discrimination against teenagers is that of a government-instituted curfew for persons under eighteen. ... It seems odd to expect that the teenagers on the streets committing crimes are going to shudder in their sneakers when they hear about a state-mandated curfew. ... The truth is though; curfew laws have yet to indefinitely prove a decrease in crime committed by teen...

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9. I rule

A majority of teenagers are given a curfew by the state. However, once a teenager reaches the age of seventeen they do not have a curfew by the state, now their parents are allowed to set the time for when their child should be home by. Usually, parents extend their curfew, but not my parents. ... One of the reasons I should be able to have a later curfew is because I am trustworthy and responsible. ... I know for a fact that you want my to grow up and have the best years as a teenager and be able to do almost anything. ...

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