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Vol.4 No.1

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Influencing Factors for Citizens Voluntary Conformity of the Law

Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues / Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, (P)1229-0661; (E)1229-0661
1998, v.4 no.1, pp.95-136
Kwang B. Park (Department of Psychology, Chungbuk National University)
Eunkyung Jo (Department of Psychology, Hallym University)
Park, K. B., & Jo, E. (1998). Influencing Factors for Citizens Voluntary Conformity of the Law. Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, 4(1), 95-136.

Abstract

Four hundred citizens residing in a large and a medium size cities(Seoul and Cheongju respectively) in South Korea were interviewed to determine how they perceive the morality, the equity and the authority of the law and law enforcement agents and whether those perceptions influence behavioral observances of the law. It was found that citizens' attitude toward the police and their perceptions of the morality and the equity of the law are influencing factors for such minor violations of the law as traffic violations and street disturbances. Based on these findings, it was expected that citizens' voluntary conformity of the law will be significantly promoted when the police improves the contacts with the citizens and earns confidence among them.

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