Friday, June 19, 2020

Borgida Mentioned in an Article About Police Implicit Bias Training

Eugene Borgida
, PhD, Professor of Psychology & Law at the University of Minnesota was mentioned in a Popular Science online article titled “Can implicit bias training help cops overcome racism?”  He comments that psychological science on implicit bias training suggests forcing police officers to attend implicit bias training may make participants defensive and untrusting.  Mandatory vs. voluntary participation may cause the training program to be less effective.