Open AccessPsychological aspects of law abiding behaviour of people
Author(s) -
Gintautas Valickas
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
psichologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-0061
pISSN - 1392-0359
DOI - 10.15388/psichol.2001..4415
Subject(s) - injustice , punishment (psychology) , law enforcement , economic justice , psychology , social psychology , enforcement , criminology , law , political science
The article deals with different factors, which determine law abiding behaviour of people: 1) the detterent effect of punishment; 2) internalized values or internal standarts of behaviour; 3) behaviour of law enforcement officiers, which influence perceived justice or injustice. Some recommendations are presented how to improve the present situation.