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The New Evil
- Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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The New Evil
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Publisher's Summary
A chilling follow-up to the popular true-crime book The Anatomy of Evil.
Revisiting Dr. Michael Stone's groundbreaking 22-level Gradations of Evil Scale, a hierarchy of evil behavior first introduced in the book The Anatomy of Evil, Stone and Dr. Gary Brucato, a fellow violence and serious psychopathology expert, here provide even more detail, using dozens of cases to exemplify the categories along the continuum. The New Evil also presents compelling evidence that, since a cultural tipping-point in the 1960s, certain types of violent crime have emerged that in earlier decades never or very rarely occurred.
The authors examine the biological and psychiatric factors behind serial killing, serial rape, torture, mass and spree murders, and other severe forms of violence. They persuasively argue that, in at least some cases, a collapse of moral faculties contributes to the commission of such heinous crimes, such that "evil" should be considered not only a valid area of inquiry, but, in our current cultural climate, an imperative one. They consider the effects of new technologies and sociological, cultural, and historical factors since the 1960s that may have set the stage for "the new evil."
Critic Reviews
"Fascinating, disturbing... Budding criminologists will find this a useful resource for study and contemplation, while true crime enthusiasts will be riveted by the assiduous prodding into the criminal mind." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Anonymous User
- 22-05-2023
The New Evil
Brilliant and thought provoking. A must have for all fans and professionals or students.
I Highly recommend it.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-12-2020
insightful
amazing....
now I need to use up 15 words for a review to be submitted.
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- Anthea Taitt
- 29-01-2024
Excellent insight.
Excellent insight into the psychopathy of these deprived individuals. A fascinating read and a must for anyone interested in the psychopathy of killers.
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- Dylan
- 29-05-2020
Ignorant and disappointing
I appreciated the idea but thought it was poorly executed. For starters, I very strongly disagreed with many of the rankings! I found it very disturbing that someone could think an immature, egocentric person killing their lover for cheating is one step from self-defense, while a trauma victim driven to commit rage-fueled murder after years of abuse is one step from psychopathy!!! This shows a horrifying level of ignorance.
I'd held out hopes the second half would be better, but I was again disappointed by the level of ignorance. I'm pretty sure if I'd had a hardcopy of the book, I would've thrown it against the wall repeatedly. So frustrating.
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