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Why People Obey the Law

By Tom R. Tyler

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781400828609
DOI
10.1515/9781400828609
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17137115 bytes)
Pages
320\298
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 05:25:24

Description

People obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment--this is the startling conclusion of Tom Tyler's classic study. Tyler suggests that lawmakers and law enforcers would do much better to make legal systems worthy of respect than to try to instill fear of punishment. He finds that people obey law primarily because they believe in respecting legitimate authority. In his fascinating new afterword, Tyler brings his book up to date by reporting on new research into the relative importance of legal legitimacy and deterrence, and reflects on changes in his own thinking since his book was first published.

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