Hey, John Voight:
Arizona police slam racial bias training: “Absolute worst training I’ve ever had” (CBS, with video, 7:15)
CBS News reached out to more than 150 departments in big cities nationwide. At least 69% of the departments said they’ve added training that teaches officers how to manage unconscious biases we all have - including race.
More than half (57%) of those say they’ve added bias training since Ferguson. But when asked if it works, most say they don’t have a way to measure success - and some officers even said it’s made their jobs harder.
“The content was the absolute worst training I’ve ever had,” said a Mesa, Arizona, police officer, who is white. CBS News agreed to hide the faces and alter the voices of two white officers from the district so that they could speak freely.
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