Community Relations and Bias Flashcards
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Which of the following is an example of 'affinity bias' in a workplace context?
Answer: Preferring candidates who attended the same school as the interviewer
Affinity bias is the tendency to favor people who share similar backgrounds, experiences, or interests.
Cultural humility in community relations primarily means:
Answer: Acknowledging the limits of your own cultural perspective and staying open to learning
Cultural humility is an ongoing process of self-reflection and openness rather than claiming complete cultural knowledge.
A frontline officer responds more aggressively to calls in a high-crime neighborhood than in a low-crime area, regardless of the actual incident type. This likely reflects:
Answer: Context-based bias affecting decision-making
Allowing neighborhood reputation alone to escalate responses is a form of context-based bias unrelated to the specific incident.
To reduce bias in use-of-force decisions, agencies most commonly implement:
Answer: Body-worn cameras and structured after-action reviews
Body-worn cameras and after-action reviews create accountability and allow agencies to identify patterns of bias.
A community liaison officer is asked by a resident group to share information about ongoing investigations. The officer should:
Answer: Explain what information can be shared and what must remain confidential, and why
Balancing transparency with confidentiality and explaining the reasons builds trust while maintaining operational integrity.
Which scenario BEST illustrates racial profiling?
Answer: Stopping a driver solely because of their race with no other indicator of wrongdoing
Racial profiling occurs when race is used as the primary or sole factor in a law enforcement decision without other articulable cause.
A frontline worker who regularly checks their own assumptions before acting on them is demonstrating:
Answer: Bias interruption and self-awareness
Pausing to examine one's assumptions before acting is a key strategy for interrupting bias in real-time decision-making.