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Curfews.
Do curfews work? Perception versus facts.
From a politicians standpoint, establishing a curfew is an easy
decision to make, because, without the facts, people's general
perception is that curfew's work. However, there is little or no
evidence that curfews work and there is plenty of scientific data
that shows that curfews don't reduce youth crime. See "The Impact of
Juvenile Curfew Laws in California" - www.cjcj.org
(search for "curfew"); "Evaluation of the Youth Curfew in Price
George's County, Maryland www.ncjrs.gov
(search by title); Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice -
www.cjej.org;
and Justice Policy Institute - www.justicepolicy.org
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I question if we should even have a curfew in the first place. Do we really want our police to divert their resources to chase kids home? Don't the police have enough to do already besides baby-sit for other people's children? And, do the police really want to create more hostility between the police and the kids? - Gordon Clay
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