Crime and Criminals | Government-Mandated Teen Curfews Are Effective

In 1997, a federal appeals court struck down the teen curfew law in San Diego, California, as unconstitutionally vague. In the following viewpoint, the editors of the San Diego Union-Tribune, a daily newspaper, argue that the city should reimpose a curfew on teenagers that meets judicial guidelines. Juvenile crime dropped during curfew hours, the editors maintain; furthermore, curfews protect teens by keeping them home late at night when dangerous criminals are more likely to be on the streets.

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