Bias expert Jennifer Eberhardt on the key to police reform
In her 2019 book, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes Stanford professor Jennifer Eberhardt examines the role that implicit bias—which she defines as “the beliefs and feelings we have about social groups that can influence our decisionmaking and our actions, even when we’re not aware of it”—plays in police interactions. With law enforcement reform now in the spotlight, she spoke to TIME about what could make a difference.
