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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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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780684811956 |
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Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review:
"Passionate....A sad, maddening, brilliant book." Washington Post
Review:
"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
Synopsis:
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:
- 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.
