Tyler published why do people obey the law | find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate 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. In recent years, for example, many people have refused to pay their taxes, used illegal drugs, engaged in illegal sexual practices, and driven when drunk This book explores the everyday behavior of citizens toward the law and examines why people obey or disobey it. Based on a survey conducted in chicago that sought to identify factors contributing to respect for and compliance with the law and legal authorities, tyler challenges many of the assumptions.
Tyler conducted a longitudinal study of 1,575 chicago inhabitants to determine why people obey the law His findings show that the law is obeyed primarily because people believe in respecting legitimate authority, not because they fear punishment. Why do people obey the law The journal of public administration research and theory was established in the late 1980s to serve as a bridge between public administration and public management scholarship on the one hand, and public policy studies on the other. Why people obey the law by tom r Tyler, march 2006, princeton university press edition, paperback in english
He studies the exercise of authority in groups, organizations, and societies.
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