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The New Evil

Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime

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The New Evil

By: Michael H. Stone MD, Gary Brucato PhD
Narrated by: Charles Constant
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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."

©2019 Michael H. Stone, MD, and Gary Brucato, PhD (P)2019 Tantor Crime Criminal & Forensic Psychology Mental Health Murder Personality Disorders Psychology Psychology & Mental Health True Crime Health New True Crime

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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Brilliant and thought provoking. A must have for all fans and professionals or students.
I Highly recommend it.

The New Evil

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amazing....
now I need to use up 15 words for a review to be submitted.

insightful

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Excellent insight into the psychopathy of these deprived individuals. A fascinating read and a must for anyone interested in the psychopathy of killers.

Excellent insight.

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I appreciated the idea but thought it was poorly executed. They didn't convince me at all. Eg. 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!!! And even after hearing their brief reasoning, I still very much disagree with most of what they said.

I'd held out hopes the second half would be better, but I was disappointed. I'm pretty sure if I'd had a hardcopy of the book, I would've thrown it against the wall repeatedly. So frustrating.

They didn't convince me.

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