Youth crimes | Fayetteeville votes for the implementation of the city -wide youth exit lock, which is immediately effective

Fayetteville, NC (WTVD) – The city of Fayetteville voted on Monday to implement a youth output lock as part of the efforts to combat an increase in youth criminal offense.

With 8: 2, the city council approved a pilot program to enforce an output ban from 11 p.m. for those under the age of 16. Much of the language of the measure was taken from the current regulation for the city of Charlotte.

The outcome lock came into force immediately.

Mayor Mitch Colvin said last week that a possible output ban would be the measures that the city would take to fight the crime. Colvin added that there would be exceptions to the outcome lock.

“There are a number of exceptions that say if you come from work or school or religious when you are with your parent when you go to a government function, there are exceptions,” said Colvin. “But for the most part, it is said that unattended young people in our community have to be an accountable, a structure from it after eleven years.”

The Charlotte Ordinance has a warning system, said the mayor. He wants this to be a starting point for the city to find out what works.

“If your children have an encounter with us, a warning system will be set and we will continue to be reasonable,” said Colvin.

Those who voted against the output lock said that doors had opened doors for new problems.

“Young people who endangered the most in our community are families who already have difficulty dealing with their young people,” said City Councilor Mario Benavente from District 3. “

Some of them wished that the council had delayed the coordination in the next week to give the residents the opportunity to speak.

“The way it was presented was a coordination of bringing information back from the city,” said Angela Tatum. “They voted against it and went straight to it.

Sharon Harley added: “You have to set the right guidelines. You have to see these things in the right view, the right perspective to bring about changes. Loosen, children, punishments and your parents will never do it.”

For Colvin, the recent increase in youth violence was impetus to take measures. Last week he said ABC11 that the city and legal officials were not “babysitters” for young people.

“Every time the parents have to get their children out and worry about the risk of shots, as we had at a carnival not too long ago at the Dogwood Festival, we will be able to have a secure community that we have here and are right and order here,” said Colvin on Monday evening.

Do starting blocks work?

The question is how effective are initial blocks.

A study carried out by Stanford University showed that youthful initial blocks led to a decline in fatal injuries between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

There were also an impact on car accidents.

Areas that forced the initial clock laws were associated with significantly fewer night accidents.

According to Stanford, however, there was no significant reduction in youth criminal.

And according to the study, the effectiveness of these laws is often hindered by the lack of proper enforcement.

It is something that the Fayetteeville police said several times.

ABC11 will continue to follow this topic.

ABC11 Photojournalist Chris Hemric has contributed.