PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sheldon Travin
AU  - Ken Cullen
AU  - John T. Melella
TI  - The Use and Abuse of Erection Measurements: A Forensic Perspective
DP  - 1988 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 235--250
VI  - 16
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/16/3/235.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/16/3/235.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1988 Sep 01; 16
AB  - The use of erection measurement studies is proliferating in the assessment and treatment of sexual deviants. Because of the nature of sexual offense, there are many inherent legal complications with the implementation of this technology, specifically its use as evidence. The authors present data from a study of 185 sex offenders in an attempt to illustrate the appropriate utility of erection measurements in treatment and its potential for abuse in the legal context.