Rechtspsychologie

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This edited collection brings together contributions from experts working in criminal behaviour and justice. International and interdisciplinary in approach the authors are drawn from law, criminal justice and medicine.

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 about why people obey the law. He rejects the instrumental view that people obey the law…

"Unfortunately, criminal behavior surrounds us in our society, from petty theft and vandalism to multimillion-dollar white-collar crime to shocking terrorism attempts and school killings. Invariably, one of the first questions is, 'Why did they do it?' Criminal psychology seeks …