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The New Evil

Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime

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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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Such an informative book, very well written. Fully of great information and very well explained

Fantastic

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I heard before about this title in a true Crime podcast . Finally read it and it worth reading. Is in my collection bookshelf.

Lot to learn and reflecting

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An excellent book, well written. Why do I want to listen to it? True crime is very troubling. why does it happen?

Why am I drawn to true crime?

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Fascinating insight into hundreds of real life “evil acts”,however,the machine gun rapid delivery of the narrator spoils it for me.

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Well rotated 'phosphor' of an e-book!!! Tough - no nonsense approach to crimes and behaviour... Individual pieces at the back end of the book cement the audio!!! - Great...!!!

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