Evaluation of Implicit Bias Awareness Training for Police

In collaboration with the IACP/UC Center for Police Research and Policy (http://www.theiacp.org/research), the Institute conducted a randomized controlled trial of implicit bias awareness training in the New York City Police Department.  The evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the training in raising officers’ awareness of and knowledge about unconscious bias, providing officers the skills to manage their own unconscious biases, and in reducing the disparities in enforcement actions against various racial and ethnic groups (http://www.theiacp.org/researchcurrentwork).

Supported by the IACP/UC Center for Police Research and Policy [October, 2017 – December, 2019]

Reports and Publications

Robert E. Worden, Sarah J. McLean, Robin S. Engel, Hannah Cochran, Nicholas Corsaro, Danielle Reynolds, Cynthia J. Najdowski, and Gabrielle T. Isaza, 2020.  The Impacts of Implicit Bias Awareness Training in the NYPD.  Report to the New York City Police Department.  Cincinnati: IACP / UC Center for Police Research and Policy & the John F. Finn Institute for Public Safety.