We discuss changes in the demand for paid sex accompanying the criminalization of prostitution in the United Kingdom … down on prostitution with the Prostitution (Public Places) Scotland Act 2007 and the Policing and Crime Act of 2009 in … prostitution. …

This paper investigates empirically whether prostitution reduces sex crimes. Theoretical predictions suggest two … contradicting effects: substituting or complementing. By using survey data of sex offenders in Korea, I find that prostitution … sex crimes. These results indicate that prostitution intensifies one's propensities for more violent sexual behaviors …