Juvenile Curfew Enforcement In Miami

My opinion is that curfew was set to protect minors but, there are plenty of reason why a minor would be out passed curfew and there should be system where some minors can exempt the law like having parental permission.

First and foremost, if the city council mandates the curfew law, they could help secure the protection of adolescence driving or hanging out at late hours of the night. Did you know that teenagers that are driving

Curfew Laws Discriminate Against Teens Who Have Done Nothing Wrong. Police don't have a reason to stop teens out after curfew. It Makes Every Child Feel Like They Are A Criminal In Detroit. Kids that are always out after 6 p.m. Arent All Bad Kids They Maybe Mistake Them for it. It Also Makes The Kids Feel Like They Have No Freedom And It Makes It feel Like They Don't

Curfews are not in effect everywhere and not everyone follows them, whether it is intentionally or unintentionally. Sometimes, curfews that are in effect are not followed intentionally, as previously discussed, or unintentionally. Many times some people don’t even know what the curfews are in set cities; if the city has a curfew set at all. Dallas, Texas has recently set a curfew for teens ages 17 and under. The teens must be inside by 11 o’clock on weekdays and midnight on weekends (Rosado, and Manly). Agreeing to this, Sutphen and Ford argued that different curfews throughout the United States are unreasonable. If teenagers were used to a curfew of midnight, adjusting to a curfew

Just because they have a curfew it doesn’t mean that they aren’t going to get in trouble. It may limit the things they do. Which in turn limits the trouble they get in, but it doesn’t stop them from doing things to get them in trouble. (Wylie Tanton said on April 11, 2012 “I personally think teens shouldn't have a curfew because whether or not they have curfew teens still get themselves into trouble, not only during the night. http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app?service=external/Forum&sp=42891)

Now a days there are many teenagers going out late at night without any supervision. Many of them just go out to cause/look for trouble and get hurt. Usually, there is a higher risk of teenagers doing illegal things at night, for that reason, there should be curfews to prevent them from doing these things. Police officers are finding new ways to enforce curfew laws. The curfew in Orange County begins at 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., depending on the city, and last until 5am. Police officers have started to do “curfew sweeps” (looking out for teenagers past the designated hours) and have actually gotten young teens in trouble. Police officers should conduct more curfew sweeps because it helps their community's crime rate decrease, helps teenager get out of uncomfortable situations, and finally it will help parents keep their kids under control.

A 2011 study published in The American Law and Economics Review by the University of California, Berkeley, “The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws on Arrests of Youth and Adults,” analyzes data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Unified Criminal Reporting files. The researcher focuses on arrests for both minor offenses (loitering and curfew violations) and more serious infractions (such as violent crimes and property crimes). Key study findings indicated, arrests of youths directly impacted by curfew restrictions drop by almost 15% in the first year and approximately 10% in following years. “In the average city, a permanent 10% reduction corresponds to roughly 135 fewer youth arrests per year.”

One other reason why curfews keep teens out of trouble is that curfews set by parents are a way of showing that the parents care about the teen. (Boekestein, 2010) suggests that teens actually want to spend time with their parents but do not know how to. A curfew is the brainchild of parents all over the world to make sure that their teen is safe and also to be able to spend quality time with them while they still can. Without the curfew, teens would spend all their time with their friends but miss out on the most important people of all, which are their parents. Although it might not seem that curfews are a way to spend time with the teen, it surely is. According to (Boekestein, 2010), a teen said what all teens were trying to say, which is they don’t care about other things in life, they love their parents and would like to spend more time with them than they normally do. A teen also said that he only talks to his parents in the car or during dinner as their hectic schedule demands the parents to be on their toes all the time.

Most big cities have curfew, why do big cities have curfew laws? I believe cities have curfew laws more as a protection for youth than a punishment. These laws, while seen as harsh by youth, they actually keep minors from being outside after 11 p.m., which many

Curfews could save more lives than you think. The first reason for this is that teens that is walking around in the night is more likely to commit a crime or do drugs. Most teens would try to sneak around when the police isn’t around to stop him or arrest. There are teens that get jumped by other teens, because the teen that’s getting jumped would have money for the teens that’s jumping him could take. These kind of crimes would most likely happen in the night, because teens have a higher chance of getting away. Police departments are starting to get tired of arresting teens, so they start setting up curfews. For example: In Michigan, the Michigan law are to have teens and kids 16 and under to not be on the streets between midnight and 6 p.m. A second reason is that teens should have curfews to prevent parents from being worried. Parents worry that they’re teenage child would do something bad or illegal. Not all states agree with having curfews, for example: In San Diego, curfews would cause black and Latino to think of it as racist. The police would have to be careful and word it carefully or it’ll be overturned in court as unconstitutional. In San Diego, the curfews has already been voted out by the appellate courts two times for violating they’re peoples

For starters, curfew reduce crime, allowing your children, whom you love to be protected and in a safe environment. States all over such as Pennsylvania are permitting curfews. According to the

to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. , according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the mayor announced in May police will enforce the law, by fining parents 60 days in jail if they repeat curfew. If the parents are caught violating curfew, they will receive a warning for the first offense. The Atlanta curfew law is one of the toughest in the Atlanta metro area. In California, Curfew laws restrict the rights of minors under the age of 18 to be outdoors. In the State of California, parents can be charged for the administration and transportation cost for a second curfew violation.

Teen curfews are a bad idea. People say that having curfews will cut down crime and take kids out of harm’s way. But it won’t! It doesn’t stop people from stealing or doing other illegal things. These curfews also won’t stop kids and or people from committing crimes.

Juvenile curfews restrict events and activities that teenagers may participate in. Some events such as sports will be affected by curfews. When teenagers get older and play sports where their games are later at night such as baseball, football, and basketball. But if they are under the age limit of the curfew, they would not be able to participate in that game unless they are occupied by an adult or parent. Which puts more pressure on the parents that works night shift jobs to go with their teenager or child. Another event or activity that teenagers would have to worry about is when they go to visit family. The teenagers would have to make sure to leave early enough to make the curfew, which gives them less time to spend with family and will be a hindrance to the teenager who drove to be trying to leave at a certain time to make it home before the curfew.

Teen curfews discriminate against young minorities and violate the rights of minors, also I think that teen curfews confine all young teens based on actions of a small percentage of our population. Curfews are often needed to prevent teens from getting into trouble late at night and many people argue if parents should be held responsible for this. I understand many parents set up rules and other restrictions for their teens to follow, but I don't think parents should take the liability on what their child is doing. These rules are usually given in addition to control, protect, and teach their teen in order for them to know what's right from wrong. In other states, parents are held responsible for their child's actions. If they let their children out past midnight, they could be fined up to $75 for the first offense. The only way minors could stay out after midnight is if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian over twenty one years old.