What St. Louis can — and can’t — expect from juvenile curfews

The City of St. Louis implemented a targeted downtown juvenile curfew in effect now through Labor Day, adding a new layer to the city’s existing citywide restrictions. But do curfews actually work to curb violence? With Marvin Teer, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention, Ashley Wilkinson, Clinical Site Supervisor for Provident Behavioral Health, and Kenya Brumfield-Young, St. Louis University professor and criminologist, we discuss what the research says about their effectiveness, the psychology behind teen risk-taking, the city’s decision and guidance for parents.