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The new evil : understanding the emergence of modern violent crime, Michael H. Stone, MD and Gary Brucato PhD ; afterword by Dr. Ann Burgess

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  • "A leading psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist specializing in violence, psychosis, and criminal pathology offer chilling insights into the minds of murderers through a hierarchy of criminal behavior ranging from crimes of passion to serial murder"--
  • "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." Further, they explain how personality, psychosis, and other qualities can meaningfully contribute to particular crimes, making for many different motives. Relying on their extensive clinical experience, and examination of writings and artwork by infamous serial killers, these experts offer many insights into the logic that drives horrible criminal behavior, and they discuss the hope that in the future such violence may be prevented"--
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eng
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605 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
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9781633885325
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The new evil : understanding the emergence of modern violent crime
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The new evil
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understanding the emergence of modern violent crime
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Michael H. Stone, MD and Gary Brucato PhD ; afterword by Dr. Ann Burgess
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "A leading psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist specializing in violence, psychosis, and criminal pathology offer chilling insights into the minds of murderers through a hierarchy of criminal behavior ranging from crimes of passion to serial murder"--
  • "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." Further, they explain how personality, psychosis, and other qualities can meaningfully contribute to particular crimes, making for many different motives. Relying on their extensive clinical experience, and examination of writings and artwork by infamous serial killers, these experts offer many insights into the logic that drives horrible criminal behavior, and they discuss the hope that in the future such violence may be prevented"--
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1933-
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Stone, Michael H.
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364.3
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  • plates
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index present
LC call number
HV6080
LC item number
.S834 2019
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non fiction
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bibliography
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1978-
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  • Brucato, Gary
  • Burgess, Ann Wolbert
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  • Criminal psychology
  • Good and evil
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adult
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The new evil : understanding the emergence of modern violent crime, Michael H. Stone, MD and Gary Brucato PhD ; afterword by Dr. Ann Burgess
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Source of cataloging data: WCP
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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rdacarrier
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text
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on1080554640
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23 cm
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605 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
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9781633885325
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2018046789
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)1080554640
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The new evil : understanding the emergence of modern violent crime, Michael H. Stone, MD and Gary Brucato PhD ; afterword by Dr. Ann Burgess
Publication
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1080554640
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
605 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781633885325
Lccn
2018046789
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1080554640

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