Producing bias-free policing : a science-based approach /: a science-based approach. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lorie A. Fridell.
• Authors: Fridell, Lorie A
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; 2 The Science of Implicit Bias and Implications for Policing; The Science of Bias; The Characteristics of Implicit Bias; Research on Implicit Biases Related to Crime and Aggressiveness; Does Neighborhood Context Matter?; Evidence of Implicit Biases in Police Subjects; Implicit Bias and the Police Profession; Reducing and Managing Biases; Reducing Biases; Contact Theory; Exposure to Counterstereotypes; Stereotype-Disconfirming Information and Cultural Sensitivity Training; Blurring the Lines and Perspective Taking. Managing Biases Through Self-regulationConclusion; 3 A Comprehensive Program to Produce Fair and Impartial Policing; The Leadership Message; Agency Policy; Policy Models Defining Biased Policing; Other Policy Considerations; Title; List of Demographics; Behaviors/Actions Encompassed; Enforcement Provisions; Staying Focused; Personnel Knowledge of Policy Content; Recruitment, Hiring, and Promotions; Recruiting/Hiring Individuals Who Represent the Diversity of the Community; Hire People Who Can Police in an Unbiased Fashion; Guard Against Implicit Biases in Managerial Decisions; Problems. SolutionsTraining; Use-of-Force Training; Supervision; Accountability Measures to Promote Bias-Free Policing; Measurement; The History and Role of Measurement; Vehicle Stop Data Collection: Assessing Who Is Stopped; Geographic Units of Analysis to Assess Police Bias; Searches; Making Decisions About Measurement; Outreach to Diverse Communities; Programs and Practices Directed at Youths; Contact Theory Revisited; Measuring Community Outreach; Operations to Promote Bias-Free Policing and the Perceptions of it; Take Seriously Community Complaints of Operational Bias. Reduce the Risk of Bias in High-Discretion, Crime-Control-Focused ActivitiesAdopt Policing Models that Promote Bias-Free Policing and the Perceptions of it; Procedural Justice; "Guardian Versus Warrior" Mentality in Policing; Abusive Policing; Avoid Profiling by Proxy; Transforming the Richmond (CA) Police Department; 4 The Way Ahead; Next Steps for Agency Leaders; Next Steps for Researchers; Concluding Remarks; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.2019; Police psychology; Police -- Attitudes; Police misconduct -- Prevention; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Police -- Attitudes; Police psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319331751; 3319331752
• Related ISBNs: 9783319331737
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 26, 2016).
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