Proposed legislation in Cleveland to bolster the penalties for juvenile curfew law violators and their families is generating plenty of reaction among parents and community leaders.
The legislation, which was introduced by Ward 8 Cleveland Councilman Michael Polensek on Aug. 17, is now moving on to key city department leaders in Public Safety, Finance and Law for an evaluation.
Polensek told News 5 the parents of juvenile offenders need to be held more accountable and said better enforcement of the city curfew law is a key component in curbing rising juvenile violence and crime in Cleveland this summer. The proposed legislation will also issue parents and guardians of teen violators up to the equivalent of $250 of community service.
"Parents and guardians who can, they should have been taking responsibility on their own before it came to this, that’s number one," Porter said. “What is also need is access to family help, and I’ll even say mentor ship help, you name it; without that, it’s just setting us up for more failure.”
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