As a teen, adult, and even a senior citizen transportation plays a large role in your ability to supply your needs. School, work, and other recreational activities all take place somewhere.The steps to receive a permit, and eventually a license are time consuming; investing this time to be told you are not fit to drive can be devastating. Especially at one of the busiest times of day, night. Although, teens for generations have been known to irresponsible, when a curfew is in place it limits the teen’s ability to maintain responsibilities like having a job, being the one to drive during emergencies, and building the bond of trust with their parents. It is statistically proven that most serious emergencies take place at night, when these situations …show more content…
"Some teenagers can't hold down graveyard jobs mainly because of the curfew limitations. This discriminates young individuals who need to do extra work to support their family and themselves. In the same way, authorities outright categorize those who do stay out beyond the curfew limit as delinquents or violators" (Green 4). Although crime rates don’t go down, authorities continue with the false mindset that all teens are bad. "To restrict the activities of all teenagers because some misbehave is similar to the teacher keeping the entire class after school because one child acts up. This might be acceptable in the classroom occasionally, but it is not as a blueprint for state law" (Enfinger 1). For teenagers, a certain maturity is usually expected but as for the privileges that come with the mature behavior those are not to be. Again the maturity of the individual is measured by society, which has no personal knowledge of …show more content…
In most cases the parents have allowed the student to participate in the driver's education, and has supervised them for the time assigned before they actually received their license. Putting a curfew would erased what the teens have practiced while getting their license. "Parental control would be abrogated. If a parent declares a curfew, that is his or her decision, not the state's. At the same time, a parent should have the right to decide if his or her teenager is responsible enough to be ‘out after dark’" (Enfinger 1). A parent knows if the teen is mature enough. "People who are against the implementation of teenage curfew argue that this practice suppresses the freedom of individuals… For opponents, this takes away the freedom and right of teenagers to socialize and be with other people" (Lombardo 3). A teenager can still be out after a curfew, even if they are not
As shown above, curfew laws can play a very critical role in a teenager’s life. It can assist with keeping the city safer, help them get enough sleep, and help them build their personal skill under a well-structured system routine. A lot of people might find curfew laws for teenagers unconstitutional and contradict the first amendment, so they decide not to abide with it. But by doing so, they are placing more a bigger experience to teenagers who are still working on developing their skills to take on new challenges. After all, Teenagers are the future of our society if we don’t teach, coach, direct, and offer guidance their future will be unstable and unproductive and that will affect the entire nation.
Today, teen curfews are commonplace and supported by voters. Bainbridge observes that according to Jet Magazine’s survey taken in 2011, 75% of the voters were in support of curfew laws (13). Parents arrange for young children to go to bed at an earlier time than teenagers (Psychologytoday.com). Teens receive the privilege to stay up later but this can mean that they will be out on the streets later at night. McKinny indicates that curfews are in place to protect the youth from crimes that may harm them or take the children’s lives (Time.com).
Today law enforcement is criminalizing innocent activity because of curfews placed in their region. Like in Shaina’s case, she had a destination in mind. Many young teens out past 10p.m. are only trying to get home or have a place of interest in mind. There shouldn’t be an automatic negative assumption of a teen that is out past 10pm. Teenagers should not have labels placed upon them when they have not caused any trouble. Curfew laws create these labels on young teens and put down the ones who are innocent. Curfew laws discriminate against young teens who have done nothing wrong and serve no threat to the community.
Teenagers still should have the chance to grow up and to experience “love” and relationships without their life being jepordized by other parents because they are unhappy about their children's relationship. In other words, they should not be considered an “adult” because they really do not understand the law or what is actually going on in life. Twenty years of age would be more of an appropriate age that people can actually be considered an adult.
All in all, teen curfews don't work unless you got parents who'll be willing to follow those rules, and teens who agree with the terms of the curfew. If you don't have a consent from the two then its not going to work. Until they come with facts, and stats to prove that teen curfews work. Just another idea with no real effect in the world. Teen curfews aren't effective in today's society.
Imagine a world where there is no standard state-set curfew on every single teenager. Doesn’t that sound like the world we live in? Even though we have a state curfew, barely anyone even acknowledges it. It’s not like you hear about crimes committed by teenagers every single night because they were out past their curfew. That’s because most of us have parents. And most of them care. The government, however, chooses to disregard the fact that we have parents/legal guardians, and that it’s their job to set such rules for us.
Sutphen, Richard D., and Janet Ford. “The Effectiveness And Enforcement of A Teen Curfew Law.” Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 28.1 (2001): 55. Academic Search Complete. 20 Mar. 2012.
Curfews are here to stop teenagers from roaming the streets at night and causing trouble. In consideration of having a curfew for teenagers, the crime rate has greatly decreased. Many tests and studies have confirmed that curfews do keep teenagers out of trouble. Curfews have helped keep many of the streets safe and free of crime in various cities around the world, even cities in Michigan.
Should teenagers be restricted to a curfew? That's a question many parents question themselves. What is my son up? What is my daughter doing? How do I know if they're safe? What time will he/she be home? When following curfews, teens tend to stay out of trouble more because criminal activity or high-risk behaviors is more likely to occur later in the evening when parental supervision is not present. Therefore teenagers need have a curfew, imposing curfews would help keep young teens out of trouble legally, set strict boundaries, and provides safety.
Parents establish curfews to meet a number of reasonable objectives. Age plays a big role in someone's curfew, for example someone with a ten year old son isn’t going to be out as late as their fifteen year old brother. The type of neighbourhood you live in should be taken into consideration, if your neighbourhood is not a very safe one you wouldn’t want you kids out too late because you don’t know what is going to happen later in the night around your home. A parent should take into consideration where their teen is going and who they
They have rights just like adults when you put a curfew on them you are taking away their rights. By infringing on a teens right to mobility and free association and a parents fundamental privacy interest in how they choose to raise their children. It should be the parents “policing” their own kids. Now we are starting to charge the parents for what the kids do.
In today’s society, some parents create curfews for their children while others allow their children to create their own curfews. Numerous people argue that setting curfews for teenagers help them refrain from taking part in mischief and help them to develop into superior adults. The remaining group of people state that curfews would make teenagers rebel. Teenage curfews produce many different positive and negative views in parents and teenagers. Different opinions on curfews are expressed through parents, teenagers, and mayors; and there are numerous reasons for people not supporting curfews.
Curfew is the time at which you should be back home and safe. Most High Schooler’s will argue that “it’s stupid” and “I won’t get in trouble anyways”. Curfew for High Schooler’s and younger children is an excellent idea because it keeps students in line and out of possible trouble. If curfew was enforced it would eventually help kids be more responsible and trust worthy. Although some might think otherwise, High Schooler's are irresponsible and can not be trusted enough to not have a curfew.
This lack of self-discipline and self-control is becoming more and more apparent over time. However, this situation is not to be taken lightly as the younger generation is the future of our nation. Even the simplest of morals like, respect, care and consideration are slowly fading away over the years. A simple display of respect like offering the elderly a seat on the bus is being replaced by scenarios of students competing with them for seats. Instead of showing the principles of care and concern, several youngsters even engage in decadent behaviour by taking pleasure in inflicting torture upon less able people.
In today’s society, some parents create curfews for their children while others allow their children to create their own curfews. Numerous people argue that setting curfews for teenagers help them refrain from taking part in mischief and help them to develop into superior adults. The remaining group of people state that curfews would make teenagers rebel. Teenage curfews produce different positive but many negative views in parents and teenagers.