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Description

The DCJS Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety is pleased to offer this one-day Fair and Impartial Policing Training program presented by Fair & Impartial Policing®, LLC.

The state-of-the-art Fair & Impartial Policing® training program is about how the mind works. There is no finger-pointing or blame. Instead, we discuss how implicit biases can impact well-intentioned individuals outside their conscious awareness. A key strength of this program is the ability to reduce the defensiveness around this topic that many law enforcement officers may bring into the classroom.

In this curricula, we convey the science of bias and discuss the negative consequences of letting “hidden biases” impact perceptions and behavior and, most importantly, we teach police professionals the skills that they need to reduce and manage their biases. Those skills will not keep them from doing their important job of crime control; instead the skills will enhance their ability to engage in that important work more safely, justly and effectively. Those skills will also further an agency’s efforts to strengthen the relationship between the department and the diverse communities that it serves.

This 8-hour training helps the law enforcement officer to:

• Understand that even well-intentioned people have biases;
• Understand how implicit biases impact on what we perceive/see and can (unless prevented) impact on what we do;
• Understand that fair & impartial policing leads to effective policing; and,
• Use tools that help:
  • recognize conscious and implicit biases, and
  • implement “controlled” (unbiased) behavioral responses.

Who should attend?

This training is open only to sworn law enforcement officers and campus security officers.

Partial In-service Credit

Law enforcement officers who complete this training are eligible to receive partial in-service credit hours. 

Cost and Registration

There is no fee to attend this training and all training materials will be provided for registrants. 

Pre-registration is required. Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.

PLEASE NOTE: DCJS is preparing and planning to continue holding training sessions and conferences after a resumption of normal activities. Every effort will be made to hold this scheduled training, however, due to the uncertainty of the progression of the COVID-19, this training may require rescheduling. You will be notified by email if this training is rescheduled. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding.