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TaleahTyrellSecondEssay 13 - 25 May 2021 - Main.EbenMoglen
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| | | Strengthening Discernment in Police Officers
Instincts are very hard to eliminate because they become automatic, however, the power of the human mind is that when one recognizes tendencies, they can re-learn a new way of addressing a problem. Unlearning this bias has to begin by acknowledging the fight or flight the emerges within officers when they encounter these situations. Through race consciousness training that is reviewed at least yearly, good officers will slowly learn to identify their tendencies. Police forces must prioritize this training, partnering with local Black consulting groups that provide engaging and informative learning experiences. After indoor training, exposure to uncomfortable situations needs to occur. Officers should have field exercises that involve driving around Black neighborhoods, visiting predominantly low-income Black schools and churches, and most of all meeting people in those communities. Events such as barbecues or cookouts, popular in Black communities may be a way of connecting with those they will serve in the future. The goal in these exercises should be to find commonalities that they share with those they will be policing. For officers, discernment calls for identifying irregularities because they warrant further investigation. However, if they are so unaware or unconnected with the people they police, they will perceive most situations as irregularities. By learning the people’s cultures, tendencies, and how they differ from policing perhaps a white community, their discernment will slowly grow leading to an ability to identify how much force is actually necessary during a conflict. | |
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Information about what police academies actually do in their training of police would be very useful here.
| | | Good officers already discern daily, now is an opportunity to strengthen that ability.
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