For young-uns getting into trouble, (graffitti , vandalism and general hooliganism) I think parents are responsible till they reach 18 yrs. If darling little Kevin or Staci or Jason screw up and get fined its up to the parents to make sure they pay, if they dont pay send in the bailiffs and take the 42" plasma screen tv away as a wake up call . Any kid caught road racing or drunk driving under 18 in Dads car ........sorry the car goes into the crusher , if the Dad whinges that he didn't know, the kid is guilty of grand theft .
Here in California the schools recieve financing thru attendance , so much per child per day , so if a kid is missing the school looses X amount , a bit of an incentive to the slurpee slurping administrators and lazy-assed school cops to chase down absentees .
