Parental Responsibility, a Deterrent to Juvenile Crime

Growing up in a family where both parents have thirty years experience working in the juvenile justice system, I have learned to value and respect parental responsibility for their children and their children's behavior. In 1995, a small community in the Willamette Valley, passed an ordinance which held parents responsible in just this way. The ordinance (No. 94-132) that was adopted in Silverton OR, in 1995 charged parents with the misdemeanor of "failing to supervise a minor" when a child under the age of 18 years violates any provision of the Silverton Municipal Code, under provisions of the ordinance, if a juvenile commits a violation of law, his or her parent(s) is served with a warning notice for Failure to Supervise a Child. If the child commits a subsequent offense, the parents are issued a citation to Municipal Court for Failure to Supervise a Child.(Silverton Ordinances) The goal of the ordinance is to hold......

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