Some countries are considering imposing curfews in which teenagers will not be allowed outdoors at night unless they are accompanied by an adult. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this policy?

Some governments are planning specific legislation to restrict adolescents in

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public at

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accompanied by an adult. Owing to two significant advantages it can bring, I think it is a wise idea. If adopted, the first advantage of

this

policy is that it can slow down the pace of growth of crime among

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youngsters. To be precise, most crimes in which teenagers are involved,

such

as street-fighting, drug abuse, bullying and assaulting girls happen at

night

.

This

happens when the situations are favourable for them.

For example

, there would be lax security during events which are held at

night

like DJ parties and the aggression levels of the adolescent participants are generally high during these hours. Another positive side of

this

move is that it can reduce the number of teenage

trouble-makers

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. To be clearer, there would be elderly supervision for one to three teenagers and these elders would be most closely related to the group members. Under their supervision, these adolescents are less likely to misbehave. When the number of teenagers

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less, and situations to misbehave are limited, one can expect a very positive result. I admit that

this

move questions the fundamental freedom of an individual.

However

, when we consider their vulnerability to crime at

this

stage

,

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if they are outdoors at

night

, they should be strictly supervised.

This

could be better done by their guardians rather than by the security forces.

To conclude

, despite criticisms regarding individual freedom, I believe, provided that

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policy is implemented, that would be a landmark in reducing the crime rate among adolescents.