I hope the Police Mental Health Liaison will include working with officers to help them understand how implicit bias informs their decision making and how to set aside their explicit personal biases when on the job. Officers bring their personal strengths to their work and their personal weaknesses. Policing attracts a certain number of people who see it as an opportunity to enjoy being a bully with a badge and gun. These few rotten apples harm the public and their fellow officers.
I hope the Police Mental Health Liaison will include working with officers to help them understand how implicit bias informs their decision making and how to set aside their explicit personal biases when on the job. Officers bring their personal strengths to their work and their personal weaknesses. Policing attracts a certain number of people who see it as an opportunity to enjoy being a bully with a badge and gun. These few rotten apples harm the public and their fellow officers.