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Detroit parents face fines if their children break curfew − research shows the policy could do more harm than good

  • Written by Caitlin Cavanagh, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Detroit parents face fines if their children break curfew − research shows the policy could do more harm than goodFining parents when their kids break curfew does little to deter juvenile crime. Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Detroit is seeing declines in violent crime, but 33% more young people were victims of gun violence in the city so far in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to local police.

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