<b>A 2022 Silver Gavel Award finalist and <i>Behavioral Scientist</i>’s Notable Book of 2021<br><br>For readers of<i> Predictably Irrational </i>and <i>Nudge</i>—how applying behavioral science to the law can fundamentally change and explain misbehavior</b><br><br>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?<br><br>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.<br><br>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 beh