Porn up, rape down
2008-09-18 12:34:14.165208+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Porn up, rape down (PDF) (Google HTML) (SSRN link) by Anthony D'Amato of the Northwestern University School of Law:
There is, however, one social factor that correlates almost exactly with the rape statistics. The American public is probably not ready to believe it. My theory is that the sharp rise in access to pornography accounts for the decline in rape. The correlation is inverse: the more pornography, the less rape. It is like the inverse correlation: the more police officers on the street, the less crime.