Curfews cost communities money for additional police paperwork, court appearances, and overtime. The city of San Jose estimated that its curfew has cost the city one million dollars.
In her book, A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights: Curfews, Censorship, and the 100-Pound Giant , Kathleen Krull discusses the Bill of Rights and how it applies specifically to youth. With many municipatlities wishing that we had no Bill of Rights, it becomes all the more important to read the book. Note: clicking on the title will take you to Amazon.com, where you can read more reviews and excerpts. Rochester City Council extends curfew anyway
Rochester imposed a temporary curfew to attempt to reduce youth crime. In the meantime, a study was to be conducted to see the results of the curfew. In December, 2006, the results came back in the form of a 40-page report. The report soundly concluded that there is no link between the curfew and a reduction in violence.