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Reducing & Managing Your Biases

Reducing & Managing Your Biases

The bad news from the science is that we all have implicit biases notwithstanding our good intentions. Fortunately, scientists have also identified tools we can use to reduce and manage […]

Explicit v. Implicit Bias

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 […]

Maximizing the Impact of Implicit Bias Training for Impartial Policing

The reality and perception of biased policing is a significant issue facing law enforcement leaders, not only in the United States but in many countries around the world. Policing based […]

Fact v. Fiction Series on Implicit Biases – Part 6

Decades of scientific evidence support the existence of implicit biases, their role in how our brains process information, and how they can impact our thoughts and behavior.  However, questions and […]

Fact v. Fiction Series on Implicit Biases – Part 5

Decades of scientific evidence support the existence of implicit biases, their role in how our brains process information, and how they can impact our thoughts and behavior.  However, questions and […]

Fact v. Fiction Series on Implicit Biases – Part 4

Decades of scientific evidence support the existence of implicit biases, their role in how our brains process information, and how they can impact our thoughts and behavior.  However, questions and […]

Fact v. Fiction Series on Implicit Biases – Part 3

Decades of scientific evidence support the existence of implicit biases, their role in how our brains process information, and how they can impact our thoughts and behavior.  However, questions and […]

Fact v. Fiction Series on Implicit Biases – Part 2

Decades of scientific evidence support the existence of implicit biases, their role in how our brains process information, and how they can impact our thoughts and behavior.  However, questions and […]

Fact v. Fiction Series on Implicit Biases – Part 1

Decades of scientific evidence support the existence of implicit biases, their role in how our brains process information, and how they can impact our thoughts and behavior.  However, questions and […]

Characteristics of Implicit Associations

In this video, Dr. Lorie Fridell, CEO of Fair & Impartial Policing, discusses the characteristics of implicit associations. Implicit associations link categories of people with the characteristics or stereotypes we […]