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J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2013;41(1):18-32.
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) was organized in 1969, in large part through the efforts of Dr. Jonas Rappeport. The founders of AAPL emphasized that an important purpose of the organization was to advance knowledge in the area of psychiatry and the law. The science of forensic psychiatry has since been vigorously debated. In 2005, Congress enacted a statute authorizing the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study on the state of the forensic sciences in the United States. As a result of this legislation, a forensic science committee was formed, and the report, "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward," was produced, emphasizing the need for research in the forensic disciplines, particularly those that rely on more subjective assessments. The committee also identified two important factors relevant to standards of evidence admissibility: the scientific methodology used and the impact of bias on the interpretation of data. In this article, I apply the NAS committee's findings to the field of forensic psychiatry, with specific recommendations to assist educators in achieving more objective assessment methodologies, critical in forensic education and the search for truth.
美国精神病学与法律学会（AAPL）成立于 1969 年，在很大程度上是由于乔纳斯·拉佩波特博士的努力。AAPL 的创始人强调，该组织的一个重要目的是推进精神病学和法律领域的知识。法医学科的科学性此后一直备受争议。2005 年，国会颁布了一项法规，授权美国国家科学院（NAS）对美国法医科学的现状进行研究。由于这项立法，成立了一个法医科学委员会，并发布了一份报告，题为《加强美国法医科学：前进之路》，强调需要在法医学科进行研究，特别是那些依赖更主观评估的学科。该委员会还确定了与证据可采性标准相关的两个重要因素：所使用的科学方法和偏见对数据解释的影响。在本文中，我将 NAS 委员会的研究结果应用于法医精神病学领域，并提出了具体建议，以帮助教育工作者实现更客观的评估方法，这对法医教育和寻求真相至关重要。
