Overcoming Implicit Bias.

We’ve all heard the phrase “implicit bias” but what does it really mean and why is it a current topic of conversation in the legal field?

Commissioner Bell’s presentation will cover what implicit bias means and how it may influence our decisions.

Other areas of review include:

• Having implicit bias does not necessarily mean we act in explicitly biased ways;
• Learn to recognize behaviors that may suggest bias or differential treatment.; and,
• Learn techniques that help debias perceptions and improve interactions.