Many towns in New Jersey have declared a new curfew law for teens under 18. Some towns have the curfew for being in your house or someone else’s house by 11 PM unless traveling to and from a job. Many teens think this is unfair and unconstitutional. My personal opinion on this topic is that it will definitely decrease the rate of vandalism on personal property‚ stores‚ etc. First of all‚ with this curfew teens will be in their homes or someone else’s homes by 11 PM which I’m sure
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Once‚ in third grade‚ I did something that I did not want to do so that I could stay out of trouble. It still makes me feel depressed even to this day when I think about it. That day‚ my friends had gone to the bathroom and were staying there for a long time. They had asked me to go too‚ but I knew that they were up to mischief again‚ so I refused. However‚ after a long time‚ they still hadn’t returned. The teacher asked me to go with a classmate to check on them. One of the sinks was running like
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rights. Child curfew laws are one distinct way that our freedom has diminished. Adolescents and teens need help and supervision‚ but not from the government. Not all teens are alike and not all teens need the same rules. We all struggle in diverse ways and our young Americans need assistant in deciding what they need from their parents or guardians‚ not necessarily the government. There are many opposing views on the basis of child curfew laws. The main purpose of the curfew ordinance strives
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Are Curfews Effective and Constitutional? After being gone for several decades‚ juvenile curfews have reappeared in communities across the United States. Researchers estimate that nearly 75 percent of major American cities now enforce some form of a nocturnal curfew. A 2004 survey of 300 adult residents in San Diego revealed that 92 percent supported the city’s juvenile curfew‚ 72 percent agreed that the curfew made them feel safer‚ and 87 percent believed that the curfew helped control crime
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Establishing A Curfew A 10:00 pm curfew for all children under the age of 18 is the most breathtaking concept the mayor of our town has ever deliberated. This can preclude adolescents to stay out of dilemmas and vulnerabilities. A large number of youngsters are out of control around this period of time which is during nightfall. Youths are not aware of the imprudent things they do when they are not under surveillance by their parents or guardians. Having no curfew can also cause changes of personality
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Have you noticed that most of the dangers you steer your teenagers away from during the day are out at night? Most parents give their teens a reasonable curfew to abide by while some let their teens ride around until one in the morning. Curfews set for teens by the cities and towns help to keep them safe and out of any danger they could run into during the late hours. Setting curfews can help keep teenagers off the roads late at night‚ especially when it comes to new drivers. Someone could be leaving
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they have the right to give people’s children a curfew outside of the curfew the parent has created. This argument is just beginning to gain traction as teenagers want to stay out later to spend time with their friends “Netflixing and Chilling”. According to Jonathan Zimmerman’s article youth curfews date back to the late 19th century because America had an enormous amount of unsupervised teens. Similar to truancy laws and child labor laws the curfew law was created because it was said that it would
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and although age does not define maturity‚ the lack of life experiences can. Many children think that they are old enough to go out and stay late forgetting that they are still children and have many other years to 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
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class D license holder is not to drive between the hours of midnight and 5:00am (“Teen Driving Laws”). This strict law also dictates that‚ for the first six months‚ a class D license holder may not have more than one passenger in the car (“Teen Driving Laws”). This single passenger is to be an immediate family member (“Teen Driving Laws”). An example of this would be a sibling‚ parent‚ or child of the driver (“Teen Driving Laws”). I’m sure all of you know of these restricting rules because we are
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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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