Commentary: Bias in law enforcement in a complicated matter
Racial disparities in criminal justice outcomes. Mass incarceration. What are the causes? Bigotry? Individual responsibility? Systemic discrimination?In my view, the answers are complex and historical; they speak to who we are as humans today and the systems we have created to solve social problems. One important cause we can all understand and address is something called implicit bias.Implicit bias occurs when we make decisions that unknowingly rely on our implicit associations, the subconsciou
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