A 2022 Silver Gavel Award finalist and Behavioral Scientists Notable Book of 2021 For readers of Predictably Irrational and Nudgehow 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 removingno stealingsigns? 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 brokenAnd 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 societys lawsIn doing so, they present the first accessible analysis of behavioral jurisprudence, which will fundamentally alter how we understand the connection