Sure people in the community should be safe with no worries, but rights of teenagers should not suffer to solve this problem. Rights are a tremendous thing to give away and too sacred to lose. Curfew laws punish those who are guilty of nothing but being teenagers. These laws lump the good kids in with people who are out to break the law. I think that it makes sense for children not to be out on the street late at night, but I think parents ought to be the ones to make the decision without interference from the government.
Curfews interfere with parental rights of child rearing.
In most cases I believe that the police force should catch and punish the teenagers. This topic is an exception. I definitely believe that parents should be in charge of their children and should be able to decide when their child should return home. I believe that curfews should only be used in emergency situations. Teenagers need to be given trust in order for them to feel worthy.