Event Dime
Why Can't DC Solve Its 'Teen Takeover' Problem?
Family & Kids
- When:
- April 20, 2026 · 7:00 AM
- Where:
- City Cast DC
- Source:
- City Cast DC
Teen Takeovers — and what to do about them — has become one of the most divisive issues in local Washington. The mayor announced a new curfew; rivals like mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George oppose them. Georgetown University juvenile-justice scholar Eduardo Ferrer is not one of the folks who’s on the fence about the issue: He thinks curfews are a rotten idea. We talked about how to reach kids, how to avert antisocial behavior, and what Washington should expect as a long hot summer looms. Wan