Methods

Data were collected from police department records of juvenile arrests for the periods 1992-1998. The curfew was implemented in May 1995,
so this data provided comparison information regarding juvenile arrests for three years prior to and three years post curfew implementation. Data
collected contained total juvenile arrests, felonies, misdemeanors, violent crimes (homicide, assault, robbery, rape), and property crimes (burglary,
larceny, auto-theft, arson). Data were also collected from police reports for the first year of the law's implementation (May 1995April 1996). Police
reports provided information about the date, time, and police beat location of each curfew violation. These reports contained information about
each offender's gender, race, and age, whether the offender had prior curfew violations, if coperpetrators were present, and whether weapons or
drugs were involved. These reports also noted whether a juvenile's parents were cited. A "circumstances" section of the report revealed additional
information for each citation, including the mobility status of the youth (on foot or in vehicle), presence of adult(s), and the decision by police to
make an additional charge against the youth (or accompanying adult) when an offense in addition to the curfew violation was observed or suspected.
The police department provided summary data for each of 24 police beats in the city: 1996 juvenile arrests for all crimes and for serious crimes
(homicide, rape, assault, robbery) and police deployment (man-hours) during curfew hours. The police beats, with a few exceptions, coincide with
groupings of from two to four of the fifty-five census tracts in the city. Census tract figures from the 1990 Census regarding race, income, and other
variables were combined in their respective police beat areas to obtain demographic profiles for each police beat. Data for two police beats were
combined because they fell into one census tract, one police beat could not be reliably matched to census tracts and was not included in the data
analysis. Thus, results are reported for 22 police beats.
 Conceptual Framework

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

The data that was gathered has been classified

 Profile of the  Distribute  The data that and qualitatively analyzed and elucidated.
respondents Survey was gathered
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 Figure __: Conceptual Framework
The independent variable showed the profile of the respondents, deterrent effects of curfew and benefits of curfew which are manipulated problems of research. A
direct relationship is shown between independent variable and dependent variable, that the latter pertaining to the respondent’s views on deterrent effects of curfews
in their community.

Research Method

This research will be anchored to quantitative type of research views regarding the role of measurement in quantitative research are somewhat

divergent. Measurement is often regarded as being only a means by which observations are expressed numerically in order to investigate causal relations or

associations. However, it has been argued that measurement often plays a more important role in quantitative research. For example, proponents argued that

within quantitative research, the results that are shown can prove to be strange. This is because accepting a theory based on results of quantitative data could

prove to be a natural phenomenon.

Since the study will analytically assess the responses of the respondents they will use this method to logically present data using numerical

information. The results will utilized survey instrument using Likert scale to describe the level of perceptions of the informants in connection to curfew

implementation.

 Determine the deterrent effects of curfew

 Statistical Treatment
 , and a critical examination of the existing evidence is warranted.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The objective of this study is to:

Systematically review and synthesize credible evidence on the effectiveness of safety hours for minors or curfew. Of interest are the effects on criminal
behavior, public safety, and victimization. It is anticipated that this review will help inform policy-makers‟ decisions regarding to teenage curfew policies. Many
jurisdictions have already adopted and continue to enforce such policies.

The result of this study would be a great help, especially to the children, parents, community, and also the reader of this study in the following ways:

 It provides an element of safety for the teens and their community.

 It offers peace of mind for the parents and guardians.
 Teenage curfew laws help kids to understand boundaries.
 It helps to provide structure in a teen’s life.
 These laws work to teach teens about responsibility.