Overview
For readers of Predictably Irrational and Nudgeāhow applying behavioral science to the law can fundamentally change and explain misbehavior
Why do most Americans wear seatbelts but continue to speed even though speeding fines are higher? Why could park rangers reduce theft by removing āno stealingā signs? Why was a man who stole three golf clubs sentenced to 25 years in prison?
Some laws radically change behavior whereas others are consistently ignored and routinely broken. And yet we keep relying on harsh punishment against crime despite its continued failure.
Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine draw on decades of research to uncover the behavioral code: the root causes and hidden forces that drive human behavior and our responses to societyās laws. In doing so, they present the first accessible analysis of behavioral jurisprudence, which will fundamentally alter how we understand the connection between law and human behavior.
The Behavioral Code offers a necessary and different approach to battling crime and injustice that is based in understanding the science of human misconductārather than relying on our instinctual drive to punish as a way to shape behavior. The book reveals the behavioral codeās hidden role through illustrative examples like:
-The illusion of the USās beloved tax refund
-Germanyās walls that āpee backā at public urinators
-The $1,000 monthly āgood behaviorā reward that reduced gun violence
-Uberās backdoor āGreyballā app that helped the company evade Seattleās taxi regulators
-A $2.3 billion legal settlement against Pfizer that revealed how whistleblower protections fail to reduce corporate malfeasance
-A toxic organizational culture playing a core role in Volkswagenās emissions cheating scandal
-How Peter Thiel helped Hulk Hogan sue Gawker into oblivion
Revelatory and counterintuitive, The Behavioral Code catalyzes the conversation about how the law can effectively improve human conduct and respond to some of our most pressing issues today, from police misconduct to corporate malfeasance.
This book title, The Behavioral Code (The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better ā¦ or Worse), ISBN: 9780807007273, by Benjamin van Rooij, Adam Fine, published by Beacon Press (September 13, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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