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When Do People Obey Laws?: Towards an Integrated Approach to Compliance
Springer Nature Switzerland (2024)
Abstract
This book examines the intricate dynamics of when individuals adhere to laws, taking into account the context in which laws attempt to shape human behavior. While existing literature touches upon various reasons why people comply with laws, the book focuses on a critical question which has been missing from the discussion: when do people obey laws? By treating law as a form of social communication, it develops an integrated framework to answer this question. It explores how social, psychological, and institutional conditions shape compliance decisions of individuals. What does a law signify? When does the compulsion to obey arise? When do individuals comply out of a fear for legal sanctions or social repercussions? Why do some laws have high symbolic values and others fail despite harsh punishments? The book unveils the contextual intricacies that underlie obedience to law. It challenges conventional wisdom and offers a fresh perspective on the power and limitations of law in shaping human behavior. For scholars and academics seeking a deeper understanding of legal compliance and role of law in shaping behaviors, this book will be an indispensable resource.
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Focusing on When Do People Obey Laws and Why It Matters
This chapter focuses on the gap in our understanding of how laws can influence individual behaviors and attitudes. It starts with a summary of the multiple explanations as to why people obey laws and frameworks that aggregate these different motivational mechanisms. However, there is little guidance... see more
The Integrated Framework of Compliance with Law as Social Influence: When Law Changes Behaviors
Treating law as another social communication aimed at influencing individuals, this chapter provides the antecedent conditions necessary for law to create behavioral and attitudinal change. First, it briefly summarizes Kelman’s three processes of social influences and its applications in policy as w... see more
When Law Changes Attitudes Within the Integrated Approach
This chapter considers when and under what conditions will laws lead to attitudinal and behavioral change in the long run. First, it considers the conditions necessary for continued compliance through acquiescence, identification, and internalization. Second, it considers the conditions under which ... see more
Understanding the Powers and Limits of Legal Expression to Create Change Through the Integrated Approach to Compliance
This chapter utilizes the integrated approach to compliance developed in Chaps. 2 and 3 to understand the role and limits of legal expression in changing behaviors and attitudes. After briefly describing the existing theoretical and empirical research on legal expression, it embeds the explanation w... see more
Understanding When Do People Obey Laws Through an Integrated Approach to Compliance: Concluding Remarks
This chapter provides a blueprint of the integrated approach to compliance as well as how to apply it in future research. First, it summarizes the integrated approach and the various elements essential to creating compliance. Second, it cautions against using this approach as a fixed recipe for crea... see more
Understanding the Role of Procedural Justice in Compliance Through the Integrated Framework
In this chapter, the book embeds the procedural justice explanation of compliance within the integrated approach. First, it provides a brief overview of the empirical and theoretical research. Second, it locates the causal mechanism forwarded by the explanation within the integrated approach as comp... see more
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