Crime and Criminals | Government-Mandated Teen Curfews Are a Mistake

Geoffrey Canada argues in the following viewpoint that cityimposed teen curfews are a disturbing trend in crime prevention. He maintains that parents are a better judge than government officials of when their children should be home. Furthermore, Canada believes that enforcement of the curfew law by the police will lead to increased tensions between minority teenagers and the police. Canada is the president of the nonprofit youth group Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families and the author of Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun.

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