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2015: Implicit Bias in Criminal Justice

Stereotyping & bias are universal human phenomena. Law enforcement officers, lawyers, judges, jury members, & other figures in the criminal justice system are not immune to the grave effects of implicit bias, racial anxiety, & stereotype threat on decision making & interpersonal contact. Studies by Perception Institute Research Advisor Phillip Goff demonstrate a link between stereotype threat & police brutality. In his work with police across the country, Goff has found that anxiety about appearing racist has a greater correlation with use of excessive force, demonstrating that stereotype threat's limiting of cognitive capacity can have serious consequences. Research has recently turned to interventions that can lessen the impact of implicit bias, stereotype threat & racial anxiety on the CJ system. This training focuses on these interventions as tangible skill building for LEO's.

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