Hesham Baalawi
Pronouns: he/him
Research Mentor(s): Daicia Price
Research Mentor School/College/Department: MI University of Michigan / Social Work
Program: UROPF
Session: Session 4 (1:40pm – 2:30pm)
Authors: Hesham Baalawi, Daicia Price
Abstract
Countless lives have been lost due to the overuse of lethal force employed by police officers during interactions with minorities, especially African Americans. This project aims to analyze the outcomes of an intervention to dismantle racism among law enforcement officers. The methods used include a five session intervention using a cohort learning model with law enforcement. The intervention aims to support participants in being able to 1. Apply a systems framework to racism 2. Describe common agreements to engage in dialogue that is anti-oppressive 3. Define commonly used tools of oppression. 4. Identify implicit and explicit bias 5. Describe the physical and mental health outcomes of racism 6. Identify anti-racist strategies to utilize in practice 7. Develop methods to address racist actions within the organization 8. Create a personal plan to engage in anti-racist actions in their role 9. Identify ethical obligations to dismantle racism based on their role We will collect information throughout the series of cohorts through the use of anonymous surveys and analyze the results to potentially learn and understand the strengths and challenges with the current intervention model. These cohorts are scheduled to begin this upcoming week, so no results have been generated from the cohorts, however through research of previous studies, we have examined the effects of community policing, and previous reports that speak to evidence of Shooter’s Bias. Other evidence obtained both through experiments published by scholars as well as through data collection from federal agencies, that police officers are more likely to associate crime with people of color and this can influence their responses when dealing with people of color in negative ways.
