The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better . or Worse
Van Rooij, Benjamin; Fine, Adam
Language: English
Published by Beacon Press, 2022
- Softcover
- New
Seller: Mesilla Internet, Las Cruces, NM, U.S.A.Mesilla Internet
AbeBooks seller since May 9, 2025
Condition: New
£ 9.06
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSeller Inventory # 565C-8-1-25-130
- Title
- The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better . or Worse
- Author
- Van Rooij, Benjamin; Fine, Adam
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0807007277
- ISBN 13
- 9780807007273
Freakonomics for the law--how applying behavioral science to the law can fundamentally change and explain misbehavior <p/>Why do most Americans wear seatbelts but continue to speed even though speeding fines are higher? Why could park rangers reduce theft by removing "no stealing" signs? Why was a man who stole three golf clubs sentenced to 25 years in prison? <p/>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. <p/>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 society's 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. <p/>The Behavioral Code offers a necessary and different approach to battling crime and injustice that is based in understanding the science of human misconduct--rather than relying on our instinctual drive to punish as a way to shape behavior. The book reveals the behavioral code's hidden role through illustrative examples like: <p/>-The illusion of the US's beloved tax refund
-Germany's walls that "pee back" at public urinators
-The $1,000 monthly "good behavior" reward that reduced gun violence
-Uber's backdoor "Greyball" app that helped the company evade Seattle's 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 Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal
-How Peter Thiel helped Hulk Hogan sue Gawker into oblivion <p/>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.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Mesilla Internet
Las Cruces, NM, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 9, 2025
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 21 business days | 5 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 2.25 | £ 18.83 |
Payment methods
- Bank Wire Transfer
- Check
- Direct Debit
- Invoice
- Money Order
Store description
Internet retailer.
Specialty
all typesSeller's business information
NM, U.S.A.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Mesilla Internet, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders are shipped out the next business day.