Many teenagers have a set time that they must be home near their parents. Usually, teens have to come home from dates and nights out with friends between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Each parent sets wildly different curfews for their children, depending on individual level of responsibility and level of trust. Some local authorities decide to establish their own curfews, to prevent teenagers from going out on the streets at night and avoiding trouble. Many people wonder if this actually solves anything, or if it's even legal, because it takes away a piece of freedom from teenagers. While there are many rights and wrongs to enforcing curfews, they should be less enforced because they don't necessarily keep teens out of trouble, aren't always enforced, and can cost wasted money on application procedures. Curfews could be applied, but in any case. In reality, they don't protect teenagers from trouble. Teenagers will always do whatever they want, no matter what time it is. Additionally, many people bring up the fact that if someone wants to break the law on one thing, they will more than likely break the law on another thing to participate in the desired actions. As noted in "Manitoba Town to Ban Children at Night," Dearman fought the fact that curfews often target the wrong people. He says his son worked, often after curfew, and that he should not be punished for going to work. Many people like him are punished and it's unfair. The article "Keeping Teens Off the Streets" also makes a good point by saying, "The reality is that kids who use drugs, commit murder, rape, and burglarize are not going to look at their watches and say : “Damn.” “Guys, it's 10 o'clock,” says Dallas City Councilman Glenn Box. Dearman and “Keeping adolescents...... middle of paper ......s is an important issue when discussing the topic. Curfews cause many problems for cities and fail to reduce many problems that should have been solved. A much better way to punish crimes would be to simply punish those who commit them. There is no need to punish everyone, while those who act illegally continue to do so. Curfews are far too confusing and should be ended everywhere. Works Cited Henheffer, Tom. “A Manitoba town to welcome children at night.” Maclean's 122.35 (2009): n.pag. Academic research. Database. April 1, 2014. Rosado, Lourdes and Howard Manly. “Keeping teenagers off the streets.” Newsweek 118.3 (1991): n.pag. Academic research. Database. April 1, 2014. Sutphen, Richard and Janet Ford. “The Effectiveness and Enforcement of a Curfew Law for Adolescents.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 55-77. Academic research. Database. April 1 2014.