Safety for teens is important because teens are the future. Once a teenager receives their license, they are issued a specific class license. The license issues an 11:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew for 1617yearold teens every night. Within the past two decades, teens have been engaging in more illegal activities such as handling drugs, drinking alcohol, and partaking in robberies. Therefore, large cities are starting to enforce curfew laws aimed towards keeping teenagers off of the streets during certain hours in an attempt to minimize the crime rates among this age group. Although some people believe that a curfew for juveniles is a violation of the First Amendment, curfews help teens stay away from bad situations. Although many people believe …show more content…
Despite adults believing that teens can get in trouble at any time of the day, teens that have curfew can drop the rates of criminal activity. When teens are out late, they are more likely to explore illegal activities. Enforcing a curfew for teens who drive could decrease the rate of teen crime today. Teen curfews help control gang activity by reducing the opportunities for members to get together, which helps cut down on the violent and drugrelated crimes that are associated with gangs. According to the Office of Juvenile Justice, “A proportion of juvenile violent crimes (15%) occur during the standard juvenile curfew hours of 10 p.m. to 6 am (inclusive of both school and nonschool days),” (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventions). Violence teens become involved in …show more content…
Teens between sixteen and eighteen years old have more freedom than younger teens, which gives them more access to illegal activities. Despite many teenagers feeling that curfew laws are a ridiculous requirement, state curfew laws for teenagers actually decreases teen crime and keeps adolescents at home and safe during the time of night when most crimes are