Juvenile Crime | Curfew Laws Are Ineffective at Combating Juvenile Crime

We are justified in panicking at the amebic expansion in juvenile crime. A study by the organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids reveals that teenage killing exploded by 141 percent from 1985 to 1995. Our soundbyte politicians, following Bill Clinton’s ‘lead,’ have implemented curfews across the country, including in Charlottesville, as the solution. A U.S. Conference of Mayors survey found that 90 percent of officials in cities with curfews believed “enforcing them was a good use of police officer’s time.” In reality, however, curfew laws are unconstitutional, misguided and...

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