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This book contains a report on Los Angeles State Juvenile Justice System court written by Edward Humes, the Pulitzer Prize award winner, nonfiction, and true crime writer. Out of all the twelve books he has written, five of them involve the criminal justice system, used mostly in criminal studies field. “No Matter How Loud I Shout” is the main book that examined the complicated life of the juvenile justice system, reporting the stories of several juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice officials. More especially, how they direct the arbitrary laws of the juvenile justice system.
Humes, in this book, delivers an excellent, in-depth, eye-opening, informative, and often depressing account of what goes on behind the closed doors of America …show more content…

All of a sudden, her mood changes and she became uncharacteristically quiet and reserved. She was asked by school authorities what had happened, but she refuses to disclose any sort of information until two sheriff’s deputies showed up at her school to look for her. The school authorities were told that there had been a drive-by shooting and Carla was the shooter. She later became a casualty of the juvenile …show more content…

According to the book, Lost Angeles County is the largest juvenile justice system in America; yet, the home for most of the youths who have committed grievous crimes. Home for those who seems to have a chance at rehabilitation but are sentenced to adult prison for no logical reason while some youth are freed with little consequences after committing a violent crimes. This is a shameful thing that needs to be corrected in the juvenile justice system.
Two and half million children under eighteen are being arrested in the United States in a year, three out of four will be released as if nothing happened, their cases will be dismissed because they are too minor for the system to break-down or too difficult to try. The repeated offenders will receive a meaningful punishment when their offenses have progressed to a more serious level. Humes makes the reader understand that an experienced judge can foresee how a case will turn out by just looking at the size of a

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