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I just sat through 2 ½ days of training to help police understand and mitigate their biases [View all] aikoaiko May 2015 OP

Sounds like a good program. Maybe it should be required of anyone into guns and power. Hoyt May 2015 #1

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As for the police, so with the larger society. malthaussen May 2015 #2

LOL. One of my college professors said this in class and everyone raised their hand - we are not jwirr May 2015 #23

Exactly. If we can truly reform police institutions it would ripple across society newthinking May 2015 #28

That is hopeful treestar May 2015 #3

Sounds excellent. Sounds like a pretty good job to have. nt okaawhatever May 2015 #5

This is truly good news. Now they are literally "under surveillence" themselves, they need a new libdem4life May 2015 #6

Yes, reforming policing will need to be multifaceted. aikoaiko May 2015 #9

There is a start...I think we'll see national organizations coming together or increasing libdem4life May 2015 #12

Wow! ananda May 2015 #7

Implementation is the big next step. aikoaiko May 2015 #8

Sounds really good. JDPriestly May 2015 #29

Big Big BIG K&R!!! Excellent and thanks for sharing nt riderinthestorm May 2015 #10

"if they want to remain legitimate" BrotherIvan May 2015 #11

Wonderful! Seriously. But, two really important points concerning hard-wired biases: Buzz Clik May 2015 #13

Take some cues from the Army pasto76 May 2015 #14

Agreed, but it's harder to do with 18000 independent agencies aikoaiko May 2015 #17

Thanks for your post. This is good to know. n/t pnwmom May 2015 #22

Very well said. H2O Man May 2015 #24

Impressive. But the test is trying to keep cool when you are frightened. JDPriestly May 2015 #30

.. Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #15

Are you a cop? DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #16

I am not. I was invited as an academic, but there are LEO here aikoaiko May 2015 #18

That's great... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #19

Three of the most liberal people I know are military/former military Ex Lurker May 2015 #46

That is absolutely a beginning. To admit that this problem is something they have to take jwirr May 2015 #20

It's a proprietary program but they go all over (even internationally) if invited aikoaiko May 2015 #37

recommended. H2O Man May 2015 #21

That is key and is a really tough thing to do. JDPriestly May 2015 #32

Very interesting. H2O Man May 2015 #34

Thank you for your wonderful work. JDPriestly May 2015 #35

That's the part H2O Man May 2015 #41

That is also a huge need. Should also be taught in prisons now that so many are in prison. jwirr May 2015 #36

Right. H2O Man May 2015 #40

Baltimore recently implemented something similar but justiceischeap May 2015 #25

The assholes who do the hiring will think all of this stuff is wimpy. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #26

Sadly there were agencies who were invited but weren't interested. aikoaiko May 2015 #27

Saving money on law suits. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #38

Yes, it's a rudimentary morality but it's a start aikoaiko May 2015 #39

Ever get the idea that Roman Centurions were better skilled at dealing with the public? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #42

Recommended. And nice to see one nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #31

Imagine if hiring managers were also doing trainings like this... nt daredtowork May 2015 #33

I'd like more details. qwlauren35 May 2015 #43

Maybe not even half, but it is a piece and a difficult piece to confront. aikoaiko May 2015 #44

Bravo! marym625 May 2015 #45