After believing for many years that all bias and prejudice reflected animus towards groups (such as with a racist), the social scientists discovered a different type of bias—implicit bias. In this short video (2:45), the founder of Fair and Impartial Policing describes the important scientific distinction between explicit and implicit biases. The key take away is that even well-intentioned individuals with their hearts and minds in the right place have implicit biases that can affect perceptions and behavior.

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