South Florida gated communities link teens to security troubles -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "Gated communities became popular in South Florida in the 1970s, promising an extra level of security and prestige, according to Joanna Lombard, a professor of architecture at the University of Miami. But with that security comes challenges, including teen behavior problems and unexpected costs."
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Ironic. The gates end up being expensive because teenagers break them. According to this article about the culture of gated teenagers, they express their existential teenage angst-ridden gatedness by acting out. I guess if it isn't one thing, it's another.