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  • Law Enforcement Training
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) face high-stress situations requiring rapid threat assessment.
  • Implicit biases can influence decision-making in critical incidents.
  • Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT) aims to enhance cognitive control and reduce bias.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of MBRT in improving weapon identification among LEOs.
  • To assess MBRT's impact on implicit stereotype reliance in law enforcement.

Main Methods:

  • 61 LEOs were randomized to MBRT or a no-intervention control group.
  • Mindfulness and implicit stereotype reliance were measured at baseline, post-training, and 3-month follow-up.
  • Meditation practice was recorded for the MBRT group.

Main Results:

  • MBRT significantly improved mindfulness compared to the control group.
  • No significant impact of MBRT on implicit stereotype reliance was found.
  • LEOs exerted more control when responding to Black male targets versus White male targets (p=.05).

Conclusions:

  • MBRT did not demonstrate efficacy in improving weapon identification.
  • Findings suggest LEOs may exert greater cognitive control towards Black male targets.
  • Recommendations for future research include using more sensitive and ecologically valid measures for implicit bias.