Citizen Related Courseware

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Bias Mediation is the incredible process of bringing  Law Enforcement and it's Citizenry together to participate in two different simultaneous events.  As we know, Law Enforcement agencies are composed of officers who have gone through identical training.  But they also have specialized training that is commensurate with the needs of the agency.  So, we have policing, tactical, technical, forensic, supervisors, managers, etc..  The list could go on forever. The point is, when we say Law Enforcement, we are not just talking about patrol.  Now, couple that with the fact that they too are citizens, with families, tribulations, as well as common tribulations at work.  So, Law Enforcement is a huge mix of more dynamics more than can be counted.  Citizens, on the other hand, do not face the challenges that is strictly Law Enforcement and primarily interact with Law Enforcement through encounters.  However, Citizenry is composed of too many characteristic to count as well.  You have family, relationships, friends, foes, wealth, poverty, drugs, gangs, crime, tragedy, and on and on.  So, what arrives at the encounter are individuals from two different perspectives, that have countless differences and at the same time, many similar understandings.  But what makes this all unique is how we automatically resolve most of our difference and expectations.  I may not agree with the speed limit, but for the most part, I abide by it.  I pull over when lights are behind me, and I stop at the red light, "sure you can have my ID."  Most officers are kind and courteous, fair in their stop, forward with stating the infraction, listens to explanations, treats people the same, don't speed for no reason themselves, tell the truth, etc..  The point is, we are congruent in more ways than one, but we are also out of alignment.  Mediation Bias presents two opportunities for Law Enforcement and it's Citizenry, and when entered into genuinely, great things will happen. 

Universal Differences for Officers and Universal Differences for Citizens are two courses that focus on the "Misconceptions About  Bias."  Mediation Bias puts both of these courses into action with the expectation that both Citizens and Officers will proportionately participate.  These courses occur simultaneously and both gravitate to the same end.  Here's what we want, Biased Behavior needs to stand alone, and we know that when you are in touch with your own misconceptions, your outlook will change and interaction improves.  Biased Behavior is the outlier and should be.   We seriously don't want every officer when one is performing inappropriately and acts out labeling every officer as biased.  We also don't want the smoke screen of non-bias or the coverup and/or practices of biases covered up either.  And we don't want citizens act with biased behavior, or cover up for others or not see what they saw and then expect justice when  their person was in the wrong, and known by them (Citizenry) to be wrong.  No judgement here for either side.  The process that both groups go through begins with Bias recognition, Bias Understanding, Bias Projection, and so forth.  each group will experience a virtually identical process of walking in the shoes of the other, literally walking in the shoes of the other.  (Participate in the Process to Learn More).