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CULTURAL DIVERSITYCULTURAL DIVERSITYLEARNING DOMAIN 42LEARNING DOMAIN 42

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY CULTURAL DIVERSITY DEFINEDDEFINED

CULTURAL DIVERSITYCULTURAL DIVERSITY means the means the representation or existence of representation or existence of individuals with distinctly different individuals with distinctly different group affiliations within one group affiliations within one organization, community, state, organization, community, state, nation or other social system. Such nation or other social system. Such group affiliations can be based on group affiliations can be based on culture, ________, _______, sexual culture, ________, _______, sexual orientation, etc.orientation, etc.

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BENEFITS of VALUING BENEFITS of VALUING DIVERSITY WITHIN the LAW DIVERSITY WITHIN the LAW

ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

PERSONAL Enhance ___________ Increased personal and ethical

satisfaction Career survival

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BENEFITS of VALUING DIVERSITY BENEFITS of VALUING DIVERSITY WITHIN the LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN the LAW ENFORCEMENT

ORGANTIZATIONORGANTIZATION PROFESSIONAL Improved quality of service provided Enhanced community support Improved community trust Reduced __________between L/E &

cultural groups Increased access to/and cooperation

with the community

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BENEFITS of VALUING DIVERSITY BENEFITS of VALUING DIVERSITY WITHIN the LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN the LAW ENFORCEMENT

ORGANTIZATIONORGANTIZATION

ORGANIZATIONAL Improved morale/professionalism Positive impact on L/E image Reduction in the number of

claims/complaints Reduction in litigation

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ACCEPTING DIVERSITYACCEPTING DIVERSITY RecognizeRecognize….….

one’s own cultural & ethnic groupone’s own cultural & ethnic group

UnderstandUnderstand….….

one’s perceptions, ____________ & one’s perceptions, ____________ & prejudicesprejudices

LearnLearn……

to manage personal bias or prejudicesto manage personal bias or prejudices

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STEREOTYPINGSTEREOTYPING

Based on many factors…Based on many factors…• PersonalPersonal• GenderGender• LearnedLearned• __________________• __________________

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DANGER of RELYING on DANGER of RELYING on STEREOTYPESSTEREOTYPES

• FORM JUDGEMENTSFORM JUDGEMENTS• ASSUMPTION-characteristics of a

group are accurate Can be factually incorrect Reliability of the source of

information should be considered

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DANGER of RELYING on DANGER of RELYING on STEREOTYPESSTEREOTYPES

• FORMING JUDGEMENTSFORMING JUDGEMENTS• ASSUMPTION-members of the

group share the same characteristics No single person has all the

characteristics of the group No one group’s characteristic can

describe a single person

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PREJUDICE v PREJUDICE v DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION

PREJUDICE Defined-a prejudgment or point of

view about a person or group that is formed before the facts are known

Learned attitude “Prejudice is a thought” therefore is

__________________ Subconscious prejudice - _________

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PREJUDICE v PREJUDICE v DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION

• DISCRIMINATION Defined-action or behavior that is

based on a prejudicial thought or unsubstantiated categorization that is ___________ whether consciously or unconsciously can be unlawful.

Lead to _____________ or bias-based policing