b'F E A T U R EBias in the Mirror Addressing Implicit Biasin Policing withLessons from HealthcareDr. Javeed Sukhera, Chair, I mplicit biases are associationsconsciously unbiased. Others suggestLondon Police Services Board in Health professionals have been grap-betweendifferentconceptsthat implicit biases are impossible toplingwiththetopicofimplicitbias thatdevelopovertimeandchange, and that attempting to recog- since the concept was first introduced influenceusoutsideofournize or manage biases is an exercisethroughresearchfromHarvard consciousawareness.Overin futility. Conversations about implicit2004.Earlyresearchonimplicit the course of the past several years,biashavealsoevokedconsiderablebiasinhealthcareillustratedthat the topic of implicit bias and policingcritiqueandcontroversy.Someinimplicitbiasescontributetohealth has gone mainstream. Simultaneously,thecommunityquestiontheverydisparitiesbyinfluencingclinical the concept of implicit bias has led toconstruct of implicit bias, suggestingbehaviours of health professionals on considerable discourse and debate. that implicit bias training is a waste ofdecision making and communication. time. In the context of this discussion,Forexample,among202first-year There is a growing perception thatresearchonimplicitbiastraininginmedicalstudentsatJohnsHopkins implicitbiasescanbeeliminated,healthcaremayoffersomeuniqueSchoolofMedicine,66percent andthatindividualscanbecomeguidance for police leaders.showed an implicit preference towards 22 H.Q. Summer 2020'