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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. He finds that people obey law primarily because they believe in respecting legitimate authority. In his fascinating new afterword, Tyler brings his book up to date by reporting on new research into the relative importance of legal legitimacy and deterrence, and reflects on changes in his own thinking since his book was first published.

Punishment --- Public opinion --- Law --- Justice, Administration of --- Public opinion. --- Philosophy --- Illinois --- Adaptation level theory. --- Affective attachments, and diffuse support. --- Bargainer's dilemma. --- Bias. --- Calls to police, in study sample. --- Courts. --- Decision control. --- Decision making. --- Diffuse support. --- Disputes. --- Distributive justice. --- Drunk driving. --- Economic perspective on compliance. --- Evaluation models. --- Expected utility models. --- False consciousness. --- Favorable affective orientation. --- Formal procedures. --- Good faith of decision makers. --- Group loyalty. --- Group value model. --- Informal procedures. --- Internalized obligations. --- Involuntary contacts. --- Judges. --- Legitimacy. --- Local government. --- Motivations of authorities. --- Noninstrumental issues. --- Norms. --- Panel design. --- Parole hearings. --- Peer disapproval. --- Personal characteristics. --- Policy. --- Political psychology. --- Procedural consensus. --- Procedural fairness. --- Public choice theory. --- Public support for authorities. --- Relative deprivation theory. --- Self-interest: long-term. --- Sentencing. --- Social control. --- Social exchange model. --- Social relations. --- Sociology. --- Tax evasion. --- Telephone interviews. --- Values.