Identifying Implicit-Explicit Bias
Description
The seminar, Identifying Implicit or Explicit Bias© is an opportunity to identify and learn how biased behaviors surfacing through cultural insensitivity and claims of racial profiling, left unaddressed, might wrongly be perceived as acceptable organizational practices. Students review terminology, self-identify unconscious and conscious biases, review federal statutes and learn how perceptions about bias may perhaps influence perceptions about legitimacy and procedural justice.
COURSE GOAL
The goal for this course is to provide back to basics information with additional analysis of behavior and organizational culture when understanding the effect of implicit and explicit bias on police service.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
- Define, Demonstrate
- Identify
- Modify
- Explain
At the Conclusion of this training, students will be able to:
- Define and identify what constitutes implicit and explicit bias.
- Identify characteristics of bias and racial profiling.
- Demonstrate a modified understanding of implicit and explicit bias.
- Explain how organizational culture either promotes or suppresses bias.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After participating in this course, students will:
- More likely self-assess his or her attitude periodically about race relations, issues relating to gender differences and organizational culture influencing or discouraging insensitivity and profiling.
- Be less tolerant of conversations promoting discrimination, harassment or bias.
- More likely help a co-worker struggling with interacting with people who are racially, ethnically, religiously different or those who practice gender differences.
- Identify methods for interacting differently with people speaking a different language, individuals disliking them because of the police/law enforcement profession, individuals disliking them because of their looks or uniform.