A curfew is a regulation requiring people, especially minors, to stay indoors between specified times. These restrictions can sometimes cause more problems between a city enforcing the curfew and a teen breaking it by mistake. A recent lawsuit was filed against the town of Wanaque, New Jersey. The suit says Shaina Harris, a 16-year-old Wanaque resident, left her home on Lake Drive on the night of September 22, 2013 with her mother's permission. She then walked about 200 feet to buy a milkshake at Burger King on a nearby street. Around 11:30 that evening, she was spotted leaving the Burger King by police Sgt. Angelo Calabro, who informed the girl she was violating the curfew law and told her to call her parents. Her stepfather crossed the street and picked her up, then returned home. Harris faces a hundred dollar fine and possibly fifteen hours of community service if convicted. The main reason why curfew laws are in effect today is to prevent a certain group of people, particularly teenagers, from staying out of trouble and committing crimes. Hundreds of cities have imposed curfews, encouraged in part by support from President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. A survey by the United States Conference of Mayors in the late 1990s found that an overwhelming A majority of municipal leaders considered such laws worth it (Cowen). Teen curfew laws should be removed because they are unfair and ineffective. Curfews don't prevent teen crime. For example, an article that explains the statistics of adolescent delinquency; he mentioned that “the number of school days in a year is essentially equal to the number of non-school days in a year. Despite this distribution, most violent crimes (63%) are committed by juveniles...... middle of paper ......om/>.Cowen, Richard. "ACLU sues Wanaque over teen curfew." The Record March 8, 2013: L.3. Sks.sirs.com. Internet. November 4, 2013. “Google.” Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, and Web. November 25, 2013. .Jackson, Emily. “‘Family-friendly’ mall bans minors after 6 p.m.” Toronto Star May 12, 2012: A2. Sks.sirs.com. Internet. November 2, 2013. “Hourly Profiles of Violent Juvenile Crime.” Juvenile violent crimes. Np, and Web. November 17, 2013. .Visser, Steve. “Curfew crackdown targets more parents.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution August 9, 2013: A1. Sks.sirs.com. Internet. November 2, 2013. .Zernike, Kate. “Youth driving laws even limit double dating.” New York Times August 14, 2012: A1. Sks.sirs.com. Internet. November 3. 2013. .