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Implicit bias - how it might play a role in the courtroom
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May 13, 2016
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Implicit bias - how it might play a role in the courtroom
Does the subconscious mind play more of a role in the legal system than most people have assumed?
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Does the subconscious mind play more of a role in the legal system than most people have assumed?

Implicit bias ... its the belief that deep inside of our subconscious, we make quick decisions or opinions that can have an affect on our conscious mind.

Everyone has them, but could implicit bias have an affect in the legal system in interactions with lawyers and judges?

Many researchers are starting to believe that it can. 

The American Bar Association is developing a program designed to have judges, prosecutors, and public defenders address implicit bias and how it might enter into the decisions they make. Part of the program are videos of established legal minds, coming to terms with the bias that they were not even aware of. 

https://player.vimeo.com/video/165006635

We talk about it with Paulette Brown, President of the ABA.