Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: In this lecture I argue for the value of a self-regulatory approach to law and criminal justice.I do so by first describing and critiquing the dominant approach to regulation in use today: deterrence.I suggest that in practice this model is costly and minimally effective in securing compliance with the law and motivating the acceptance of decisions made by police officers and judges.I then outline a different, selfregulatory model which focuses on engaging people's values as a basis for motivating voluntary deference to the law.I review empirical research suggesting that this strategy is both viable and more desirable than current sanction-based approaches.My argument is that this approach is particularly important when the goal is voluntary compliance with the law and/or willing cooperation with legal authorities.
Source: bepress Legal Repository
Author: Tom R. Tyler
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1566046621