Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us

Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us - Hardcover

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Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us - Hardcover

Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us - Hardcover

by Samantha Stein
$29.00
$29.00

Book Overview

Written from a never-before-seen perspective, a real-life Mindhunter's provocative true crime memoir takes readers inside the prison interview room--and the minds--of serious sex offenders, as she assesses the fates of those charged with the most disturbing acts imaginable.

Once inside the prison system, how can a pathological, sexual sadist who needs to be confined to a mental institution, be distinguished from the perpetrator of a sexual crime who is unlikely to ever transgress again? And who can say?

Working under California's Sexually Violent Predator Law, Samantha Stein, PsyD, faces such offenders alone, one by one, in a prison interview room. As a forensic psychologist, her high-stakes decisions can determine the difference between a life lived back in society or one condemned to indefinite incarceration. For Dr. Stein, despite the science she relies on, it's a profound responsibility that comes with a prayer: "Please don't let me have been wrong."

Confronting evil, yet never approaching an evaluation with damning preconceptions, Dr. Stein opens her mind to her subjects' life stories--their crimes, their grim pathologies, their frustrations and demons, their childhoods, their sociopathic reasoning, and often, too, their genuine and civilized regret. She doesn't hesitate to hold them accountable, but she acknowledges their humanity. She studies the face, eyes, posture, and the lies, yet admits that predicting human behavior can be dicey.

Part forensics, part exploration of human nature, Evil at Our Table is the first in-depth account by a treatment provider and evaluator in the field. Here, Dr. Stein not only reveals the details of specific cases--and the outcomes--but also delves into the sometimes-overwhelming impact on her personal life.

Told with empathy, uncompromising honesty, and insight from a unique and experienced perspective, in this important book, Dr. Stein investigates salient issues of our time: the intersection of good and evil, crime, punishment, law, and psychology, and our very humanity, as well as how to achieve a sane balance between community safety and civil liberties--all the while facing the monsters among us.
ISBN9780806544359
Author Samantha Stein
PublisherCitadel Press
GenreBiography and Self-help & personal development
FormatHardcover
PublishedAugust 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us

Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us - Hardcover

Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us - Hardcover

By Samantha Stein

About Samantha Stein

Samantha Stein Psy.D. is a forensic psychologist who specialized in sex offender and addiction treatment, court-ordered evaluations, and court testimony for nearly 3 decades. The author of a popular PsychologyToday.com column with over 2.2 million reads, her writing has been published in numerous outlets, including Flaunt Magazine, The Awakenings Review, Anxy Magazine, and The Guardian. A frequent speaker and teacher, she has presented at numerous conferences. She is also an avid photographer whose work has been exhibited in several small shows and has sold to collectors and individuals. She lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be found online at samantha-stein.com.

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