Procedural justice, identity and deference to the law: What shapes rule-following in a period of transition?

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Tyler, Tom R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deference to authority; Governance; Identity; Procedural justice; Rule following

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349173919     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530802607639     Document Type: Article

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