A Curfew for the Young?

"The all-Ukrainian public organization Committee on Combating Organized Crime and Corruption announced plans to submit to the Verkhovna Rada a bill on introduction of curfew for under age children.

The bill will envisage making amendments to the law on protection of childhood, in particular, it is expected that the curfew for children under 16 years of age will start from 22:00 p.m. during the academic year, and since 23:00 p.m. - during vacations.

In case this law is adopted, violation of the law by both children or club owners will envisage administrative punishment for parents in the form of a fine, starting form UAH 51 (USD 1/UAH 7.88) for the first violation and the greater amount - in case of the second offense, and for club owners - up to closing of the clubs."

http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=167849&ulq=curfew

While my first hunge is against such curfew, there is some research on this issue that is quite supportive

One recent study (http://www.econ.upenn.edu/~mcoscona/job_mkt.pdf) concludes that while it would made 'bad' kids study more, it also reduces the incentives for 'good' kids to study, as parents can no longer reward them with the absence of curfews.

Another study (http://www.econ.lsa.umich.edu/uofm/content/econ/document/youthcurfews.pdf)

finds that it reduces violent juvenile crime.

Wouldn't a curfew for everybody then have the same effects on non-juvenile crime?