@article{c299ac62821d4ac1b89d71067fb5283c,
title = "Jonas R. Rappeport, MD: Founding father of the american academy of psychiatry and the law",
keywords = "AAPL, Biography, Forensic psychiatry, Jonas R. Rappeport MD",
author = "Janofsky, {Jeffrey S.} and Christiane Tellefsen",
note = "Funding Information: In the early 1980s, along with Nicholas Conti, LCSW-C, his long-time colleague and the administrator of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore Medical Office (the name of the court was changed in 1983 to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City), Dr. Rappeport developed Maryland{\textquoteright}s pretrial screening program for all defendants who raised questions about their competency to stand trial or about their criminal responsibility.10 Before the initiation of the program, such defendants were always sent to the hospital. The pretrial screening program reduced unnecessary hospitalizations, saved money, and resulted in more rapid submission of reports to the court. In addition, the program led to quicker hospitalization for those who were found to be acutely mentally ill. As Mr. Conti recalled, Jonas has a good understanding of people. He looked for people who thought outside the box. Dr. Rappeport and Mr. Conti received strong support from Maryland{\textquoteright}s chief judge and then visited all 23 Maryland counties to explain the program and to obtain the support of county judges and sheriffs.",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.29158/JAAPL.210100-21",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "49",
pages = "503--506",
journal = "Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law",
issn = "1093-6793",
publisher = "American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law",
number = "4",
}