Should young people be subjected to night-time curfews as a way to reduce crime?
354876
Yes.. I think 6PM is a good hour to have lock down. And forget about adult companion, theses little buggers slip off quickly, wreck havoc, then go hide at home as if they had never been out. Youth is decietful, dangerous, all of them are criminals. IN fact, I think we sould just stop having them all together. That will solve the crime wave. OR, perhaps we could just let them all run loose, the adults stay at home, and let them kill each other off. That will solve it too. Hell, forget it...let's just send them all to Iraq at age 10...if they survive, they can come back when they turn 25. Sounds good to me.
587142
It would depend upon many factors.  Anything from a community order for a youthful offender where no weapon was shown and little violence was involved to 12 or more years custody where serious injury to the victim occurred is possible.
139203
for either, not on a school night for sure.  Otherwise, I had a curfew for my son at 16 of 10:30, at 17 he could come home by 11:30, but as a senior, he had to be home by 12:30.  Now he is in college and when he is home for vacations, he still has a curfew, and it is 1:00 am.  As for my daughter, she is only 16 now, and she has the 10:30 curfew for Friday and Saturday, but luckily it seems she and her friends really kind of like hanging out here at our house.  I, too, have a different standard for my daughter b/c of the dangers special to females, which seems sexist and unfair to her sometimes, but thank goodness, she doesn't fight me on it.
472543
I actually can´t give you a why NOT , If a person is brave enough to commit ADULT like crimes then they should be tried like adult criminals making exemptions will only make them think they can do whatever they want and keep on with a bad behavior and become worse , like here teens under 16 can not go to jail indeed they do whatever they please. a young criminal (26) said he would have prefered to have a severe punishment earlier so he would have learned his lesson now he can be proud of having a large criminal history from drugs to murder.
558198
I don't think so! I think that it is harder for kids to go back to school and remember what they were doing after such a long break (I remember struggling to hold a pen again when I was little after a long break!) I think it also encourages teenage crime as people get bored and have nothing to do.
726350
Its mostly the younger people who carry knives,\nWhether its bad perenting,lack of respect or the dog eat dog attitude something has to change.\n\nPersonally at 16 i would bring back national service and teach these kids manners,respect and some self worth. A kick up ar se never hurt anyone this is what they need.
869321
No. Around here a big deal crime is drunk driving or petty vandalism. Around the nearest big city it is drive-by gang shootings setting new highs in the murder rate.
128767
actaully deoending on the crime you can be charged as an adult at a very young age. but i feel that most 16 year olds aren't mature enough to make adult decisions. i actually think the age should be raised.
256599
No, this is the stupidest thing the government's ever advocated. Like "Devotional" said, even the best parents will get saddled with a bad kid sometimes.\nHow about putting the responsibility on the committers of the crimes? \nThe other instances where it's just a ticketable offense, it's clearly just about gaining more revenue - after all, the kid won't have money, but the parents will.\nIn criminal offenses, make the kids accountable for their actions. Parents can watch over their kids 24/7. There's time before school, and the time after school, and the going to friends' houses that parents can't be there.
543067
I would make the youth more actively involved at the planning level, and less involved at the protest level!  I think young people today do too little, too late!
532851
It is nothing new.  It has being going on since time immoreal.  It effects all classes of society, all professions, all religions, the rich and the poor, the young and the old.  It is a curse.  It ruins more people's lives than any other form of abuse.  The do-gooders claim that the perverts are ill and need treatment.  They pay far more attention to them than they do to the victims.  Pedophiles are manipulative, clever and use tactics that can only be imagined.  I will not give any details but suffice is to say that they use language, threats and intimidation on their child victims.  The vast majority of men who have been indecently assaulted when young, seldom if ever tell anyone about their experience.  Most women also keep it 'secret' only informing their husbands when things go wrong much later in life.  Consequently the perverts appear to be 'getting away with it'.  I have worked in law enforcement and everytime the issue of capital punishment arrises (UK), I honestly and sincerely advocate the death penalty for anyone committing a serious sexual offence on a child under the age of ten.  I really mean it.  In my experience, and in many documented cases, they are incapable of being 'cured' of their sick and evil habits.  If an animal was to do what some of these people do to their young, they would be 'put down' immediately. Some of the true stories that I was told by young and indeed elderly people about their experiences as much as fifty years ago would make the strongest of stomachs, retch.  Teachers, doctors, judges, police officers, solicitors, and any other group of people you can imagine are preying on the young of society in every country of the world.  It is a sad, sad state of affairs when we cannot protect them.
930737
I don't think the problem starts with the bars.  It shouldn't be the bars responsibility.  It should the parents who have enough respect and love for their children to not want them in that environment.  I have 2 boys, ages 6 and 8, and feel that little ones should first off, not be in a place where drinking is going on, but also shouldn't be out in a restaurant at 9:00 pm.  Little ones should have their bed times, and also, I like to go out at 9:00 myself without hearing little ones screaming.  That is why I chose to go out that late with my husband.\n\nParents need to think more of their children and what's good for them.  They need to take their job as parents a lot more seriously.  They need to put aside their wants for the benefits of their children's health and safety!
179438
Night curfew?It will be counter productive.Parents should set a very good example.They should freely and frankly discuss all private affairs.They should encourage friends` visits during day time,and talk to those friends also like parent figures.
289285
Curfews set boundaries for children. It lets them know you care, and will always "be in their business",especially when it comes to their safety. Besides, adolescents do not need to be roaming the streets at all hours of the night. Idle minds loaded with teenage hormones = drugs,rape,alcohol,teenage pregnancy,blah blah blah.
710288
I think that would be fantastic idea. Anyone guilty of unsocial behavior,minor crimes it would certainly make them think before breaking the law.Just imagine the uproar this would cause ,(ITS against their Human rights)\nNever about the rights of law abiding citizens.
786706
Making people "do the time" (i.e. imprisoning them) is not always the best solution anyway. For non-violent first time offenders, non-custodial punishments (e.g. a period of community service) have been shown to produce a far lower re-offending rate than banging people up.\n\nRe the example above - I think that something that happens behind closed doors between two consenting adults should not punished. It may be distasteful to you, but then again, it's none of your business.
1120002
I would say yes as it would save and COULD have saved so many young lives.  \n\nIt'd probably lose a good few of the paedo's lives as I'm sure they would be targeted but hey, I don't condone any form of violence but one less paedo = safer children!