ENDING CURFEW

HOW CURFEW WORKS

• THERE IS A SET TIME TO BE INSIDE FOR ANYONE UNDER 18
• It is usually between 10-6 on weekdays & 12-6 on weekends in the us
• The military and city administrators and military
• Enforced by local police

PROBLEM WITH CURFEW

• Teenagers doing no harm to society are being ticketed
• Gives police the right to ticket anyone under 18 just for being outside
• It does not stop crime like it was suppose to
• There has been no change in the ammount of tickets given since 1980

FACTS

• Over 90% of cities have a curfew
• 40% of cities populations are teenagers & of the 40%, 5% are ticketed
• 4.98% of the teenagers weren't doing any illegal actions.
• Studies say teenagers are usually coming home or going to a friends

THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO END IT

• Civil rights groups fight to extend curfew hours
• They say that the curfew hours don't crime just cause more problems with teens
• They try to pass laws that extend curfew
• Take their points to city council that there is no difference in standing outside in 10:59 and 11
• Many cities have successfully extended their time and some other countries eliminated it

OPTIONS TO CHANGE CURFEW

CHARGING CURFEW TICKETS TO KIDS WHO ARE BREAKING THE LAW

• kids who are trying to get home late at night won't be charged
• kids walking around at night won't be charged
• kids that aren't harming anyone or anything will not be charged or ticketed
• There will be less tickets handed out
• Not many kids will do bad things knowing they will be ticketed.