Training programs have arisen to address the negative effects of implicit bias, andCalifornia,Maryland,Michigan,Minnesota, andWashingtonrecently passed legislation mandating implicit bias training for at least some categories of health professionals. Other states have bills in various stages of the legislati...
The viability of this argument rests on the assumption that past experiences and information about known offenders are free of bias. Data from an observational study of shoplifting are analyzed to assess this assumption systematically. RESULTS indicate that trained observers, when allowed to deviate ...