Bhuller, Manudeep; Havnes, Tarjei; Leuven, Edwin; … - CESifo - 2012
Does internet use trigger sex crime? We use unique Norwegian data on crime and internet adoption to shed light on this … substantial increase in both reports, charges and convictions of rape and other sex crimes. We present a conceptual framework that … highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may affect reported sex crime, namely a reporting effect, a matching effect on …