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  • New York Police Change Attitudes After Implicit-Bias Training

    Ben Chapman

    August 30, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Mandatory implicit-bias training for all New York Police Department officers influenced the thinking and behavior of a majority of the department, but there is no proof that it reduced racial and ethnic disparities in the department's enforcement practices. A survey conducted after the $5.5 million, 2018-19 training program found that 70% of officers reported a better understanding of the problem and 58% said they attempted to put the coaching they received into practice. The training was aimed at increasing officers' awareness of their racial biases in order to improve relations with the community.

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