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No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

by Edward Humes

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Publisher Comments:

At a time when an epidemic of violence has left America afraid for — and afraid of — its children, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes takes a poignant look at a year in the life of Los Angeles Juvenile Court, providing a vivid portrait of the children who pass through it.

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"Passionate....A sad, maddening, brilliant book." Washington Post

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"Humes' unique insider's view and the mesmerizing power of these true-crime tales combine to create an important book with a message of great urgency, especially to all concerned with the future of America's children." Booklist

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"Humes draws an alarming portrait of a judicial system in disarray." Kirkus Reviews

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Hume's offers this unforgettable odyssey through the corridors of the United States juvenile court system--the one place intended to save our children, though it seldom does. "Passionate. . . . A sad, maddening, brilliant book".--"The Washington Post".
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684811956
Subtitle:
A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
Author:
Humes, Edward
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
California
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Legal System
Subject:
Child Advocacy
Subject:
Juvenile justice, administration of
Copyright:
1997
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
no. 145
Publication Date:
May 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
8.45x5.57x1.03 in. .86 lbs.
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