Bibliograph

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The new evil

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1080554640

Responsibility statement

Michael H. Stone, MD and Gary Brucato, PhD ; afterword by Dr. Ann Burgess

Sub title

understanding the emergence of modern violent crime

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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. The twenty-two degrees of evil -- Introduction to the Gradations of Evil scale -- Categories 1-6 -- Categories 7 and 8 -- Categories 9-14 -- Categories 15 and 16 -- Serial murder -- Category 17 -- Category 18 -- Categories 19,20 and 21 -- Category 22 -- An algorithm to facilitate use of the scale -- part 2. The eral of "new" evil -- Cultural changes that affect the patterns of violence in peacetime -- School shooters -- Mya justice triumph over law : contemporary forms of evil not involving violence, including a commentary on culd custody cases and the courts that preside over them -- A new challenge to justice : kids who commit evil -- An alphabet of "new evil" -- Final thoughts

Target audience

adult

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