RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Report from the Committee on Sex Offenders: the Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest--a brief description JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 277 OP 280 VO 26 IS 2 A1 RB Krueger A1 JM Bradford A1 GD Glancy YR 1998 UL http://jaapl.org/content/26/2/277.abstract AB This article briefly reviews objective methods of assessing sexual interest and/or arousal and mentions some of the disadvantages of penile plethysmography. Literature that supports the use of viewing time as a measurement of sexual interest is reviewed. A detailed description of a new system of assessing sexual interest, called the Abel Assessment, which has both subjective and objective components, is presented. A critique of this assessment system is then offered.