CYP Now - Vox Pop - Will a curfew on teens reduce antisocial behaviour?

The Cornish town of Redruth has introduced a 9pm curfew on unaccompanied children under 16-years-old in an attempt to reduce antisocial behaviour by local teenagers. But will imposing such a ban work?

NO - Damien Faulkner, 16, Redruth resident

There are lots of young people aged 13 to 16 living in Redruth who want to go out on a Friday and Saturday night to have a good time. They're not going to want to go home at 9pm. The curfew will cause more trouble for the police as young people are not going to let the police tell them to go home at nine o'clock. It would be better if they provided more things for young people to do. They could ask young people in Redruth, for example, what they want to do. I'd ask for a couple of clubs or a place where we could go.

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