It is widely argued that teenagers should be considered as a susceptible group of societies who could be exposed easily to different types of crimes. Curfew, therefore, has been imposed in some areas of the United States in terms of mitigating the number of alone adolescents staying outside after certain times at night. However, they could be accompanied by an adult to go outside during dangerous times. I totally agree with the fact that teenagers should be monitored while they are outside during certain times.
To begin with, curfew could be enforced to limit the number of adolescents at certain times of the night owing to reducing juvenile delinquency. It means that teenagers can rub shoulders with their peers who can be criminal or at least, commit minor offenses. Peer pressure, therefore, would encourage teenagers to commit crimes. Owing a gun, for example, is mainstream in the United States and teenagers could have a gun before reaching the lawful ages.
Another reason encouraging curfew could be the danger of addiction for adolescents. Teenagers could be easily exposed to a wide range of drugs via their peers. Staying outside at midnight can soar the rate of addiction as few people are on the streets. Most addicted, for instance, are seeking the drugs in the middle of the night as it is easier to find the dealers during midnight. This, therefore, is essential to accompany a teenager with an adult after certain times at night.
All things considered, curfew could be regarded as a positive rule to mitigate juvenile delinquency and addiction rate among adolescents. Personally, I believe that monitoring teenagers should not be restricted to midnight as they need a degree of oversees during all times of the day.
