The New Evil
Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime
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Narrated by:
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Charles Constant
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Written by:
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Michael H. Stone MD
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Gary Brucato PhD
About this listen
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 TantorWhat the critics say
"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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- Lexi
- 2023-10-10
Very informative
This book has a good balance of information without being too gory. Learned about some crimes that I had never heard of before.
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- Candace Penton
- 2019-09-21
Amazing Book
I love the format of the book, psychological research with cases to show examples of the type of behaviour in different categories. if you like true crime stories you will love this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-05-22
The perfect followup to the Anatomy of Evil.
Love the continuation into the mind of all manner of serial killers and the gradation of evil scale. Very informative and well spoken by the narrator . A wonderful sequel to the Anatomy of Evil. Well worth the listen and a landmark novel in the annals of violent crime. :)!!!
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