Edward Humes’s book, No Matter How Loud I Shout, follows the life of seven teenage boys who are working their way through the juvenile justice system and also serving time for their crimes. No Matter How Loud I Shout provides a clear and vivid picture in readers mind about the juvenile system and how it operates. It shows readers how unjust some situations in court can be. Humes spent a year researching California’s juvenile justice system and his book was inspired by his experience. In this book, No Matter How Loud I Shout, certain questions come to the readers mind such as, “Is Judge Dorn being authoritative enough with the punishments he gives to the juveniles?” and other questions such as “Where should prevention efforts come from?”
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The theme of children playing a role in their success also goes along with the theme that education is the most important thing one can have. Despite having to go through the same system, some of the kids are able to transform their lives, or at least attempt to. Like previously said, Judge Dorn believes that the best thing to do for the kids is to get them off the streets and force them back into school. By being in school, they can learn that they are able to succeed (Humes, 61). A couple of the kids who went through the system took Judge Dorn’s advice and went back to school. Christopher Jones was sent to live with his aunt and uncle, Andrea and Robert Jones, because Judge Dorn believed it was not the right decision to put him in camp or into the hall. Chris was far behind in school so his aunt had put him in special classes that way he was able to receive his high school diploma. As well as going to school, she also got him a job at a movie theatre so he had some form of income. Andrea was curious as to why the court did not take any initiative for Chris’s education considering they spent a year with him in the juvenile system. This is another other example of a dysfunctional juvenile justice system. Chris became a whole different person after going to school and getting a job. He …show more content…
Compared to Last Chance In Texas, this book was a lot more questionable. It had a different outcome technique for each and every one of the kids rather than a technique that can be used to benefit all. The strong points were when the kids would believe in themselves and go out into the world to help better their lives. They would stay out of trouble, get an education, and possibly get a job. The weak points were when the district attorneys would drop a murder case because the evidence is not there. The system should have retrieved all the information regarding each and every case, but that was close to impossible. Different kids involved in the cases had different stories and because of this, the court was not able to get all the information they needed to determine the results of a case, therefore it would get dropped. From what I read in this book, I believe that the juvenile justice system is partially unethical. I feel as if the punishments given to juveniles were not fit for what they done and even though Judge Dorn wanted the best for them, he did not attempt to give them the best. Comparing to Last Chance in Texas, No Matter How Loud I Shout also showed readers at the end of the book, how life was for some of the kids as well as Judge Dorn. Judge Dorn left the court for good and became a mayor (Humes, 345) and Elias now has a job, a girlfriend, and a bright future (Humes, 349). It
The theme of children playing a role in their success also goes along with the theme that education is the most important thing one can have. Despite having to go through the same system, some of the kids are able to transform their lives, or at least attempt to. Like previously said, Judge Dorn believes that the best thing to do for the kids is to get them off the streets and force them back into school. By being in school, they can learn that they are able to succeed (Humes, 61). A couple of the kids who went through the system took Judge Dorn’s advice and went back to school. Christopher Jones was sent to live with his aunt and uncle, Andrea and Robert Jones, because Judge Dorn believed it was not the right decision to put him in camp or into the hall. Chris was far behind in school so his aunt had put him in special classes that way he was able to receive his high school diploma. As well as going to school, she also got him a job at a movie theatre so he had some form of income. Andrea was curious as to why the court did not take any initiative for Chris’s education considering they spent a year with him in the juvenile system. This is another other example of a dysfunctional juvenile justice system. Chris became a whole different person after going to school and getting a job. He …show more content…
Compared to Last Chance In Texas, this book was a lot more questionable. It had a different outcome technique for each and every one of the kids rather than a technique that can be used to benefit all. The strong points were when the kids would believe in themselves and go out into the world to help better their lives. They would stay out of trouble, get an education, and possibly get a job. The weak points were when the district attorneys would drop a murder case because the evidence is not there. The system should have retrieved all the information regarding each and every case, but that was close to impossible. Different kids involved in the cases had different stories and because of this, the court was not able to get all the information they needed to determine the results of a case, therefore it would get dropped. From what I read in this book, I believe that the juvenile justice system is partially unethical. I feel as if the punishments given to juveniles were not fit for what they done and even though Judge Dorn wanted the best for them, he did not attempt to give them the best. Comparing to Last Chance in Texas, No Matter How Loud I Shout also showed readers at the end of the book, how life was for some of the kids as well as Judge Dorn. Judge Dorn left the court for good and became a mayor (Humes, 345) and Elias now has a job, a girlfriend, and a bright future (Humes, 349). It