The Big House: How American Prisons Work

By Tony Lesce

Professional methods and techniques for information and intelligence gathering... now revealed for you to use. Now you can find out anything you want to know about anyone you want to know about Satisfy your need to know with these revealing professional manuals on investigation, crime and police sciences.Many readers will be more informed than they wish to be by Lesce's inside look at prisons, to the point of being surprised, even alarmed. -- The Small Press Book ReviewAn insider's guide to American prisons... with a message that has a cutting edge. -- Library JournalA detailed look at exactly how prisons work. -- Law and OrderThis book is a thorough examination of how prisons work: how do you house, feed, and control thousands of violent, angry people. It examines the prison system from all sides: the inmates, the guards, the politicians, the taxpayers. And it takes a gritty look at issues like capital punishment, psychosurgery, riot control and dealing with the sexual needs of prisoners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559500751
• ISBN13: 9781559500753
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"