Cultural Awareness for Corrections
As inmate populations and correctional officer demographics continue to evolve, it’s imperative correctional personnel are aware of and respectful of the diversity they may encounter in a jail facility. This set of courses covers anti-bias training, diversity awareness and hate crimes.
| Course Name | Course Description | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Bias Training for Law Enforcement – NEW! | The face of America continues to evolve, and our nation is more diverse than ever before. People in cities, suburbs, and towns served by law enforcement are a rich tapestry of races, ethnicities, religions, and cultures. This diverse group of individuals deserves to be treated with kindness, compassion, and respect. Unfortunately, tragedies can result when there is an adversarial relationship or misunderstanding between law enforcement and the community. Recognizing the diversity and types of bias when serving the community will reduce misunderstandings, confusion, and stereotypes while promoting knowledge and awareness for the officer. In this one-hour course, we will explore many effective strategies to help you to connect with the community along with recommendations you can use immediately. | 1h |
| Anti-Bias Training for Law Enforcement – NEW! | People in cities, suburbs, and towns served by law enforcement are a rich tapestry of races, ethnicities, religions, and cultures. This diverse group of individuals deserves to be treated with kindness, compassion, and respect. Unfortunately, tragedies can result when there is an adversarial relationship or misunderstanding between law enforcement and the community. Recognizing diversity without bias when serving the community will reduce misunderstandings, confusion, and stereotypes while promoting knowledge and awareness for the officer. In this two-hour course, we will explore many effective strategies to help you to connect with the community along with recommendations you can use immediately. | 2h |
| Cultural Awareness and Diversity Overview – NEW! | With the demographic makeup of the United States changing dramatically over the last 25 years, law enforcement, now more than ever, must possess the cultural competency to encourage positive communication and enhance productivity in the workplace. By taking this course, the learner will examine the factors that make up our individual cultures and the ways by which culture and law enforcement can merge. | 1h |
| Hate Crimes Training for Law Enforcement – NEW! | Hate/bias crimes seriously threaten our democratic society, which is built on the strength of its diversity. These crimes represent a particularly heinous form of physical and/or verbal violence, in which thousands of Americans are victimized each year because of their skin color, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. This course gives an overview of hate crimes based on recent statistics from the FBI. | 1h |
| The LGBTQ Community – NEW! | The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community is a diverse group of individuals who deserve to be treated with kindness, compassion, and respect. Understanding the terminology used in the LGBTQ community will reduce misunderstandings, confusion, and stereotypes while promoting knowledge and awareness for the officer. In this course, there are many effective policies and procedures to help connect with the LGBTQ community along with recommendations you can use immediately. | 1h |