This spring and summer, I have been teaching Diversity Training for new police recruits at the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s Police Academy. For the course, I integrated Finding Home’s values-based approach to problem solving. The training enables the students to apply the practical skills and theoretical knowledge required for the cross-cultural problem solving, communication, and partnership building that is important in all aspects of police work. The goal is for new police recruits to understand different interpretations of the same event, learn tools to manage their own interpretations and reactions, and ultimately to increase their effectiveness in responding to challenging situations. My goal in providing this workshop is that new police recruits will first explore their triggers (interpretations and emotional reactions), before pulling a trigger.
Posted on July 14th, 2009 in Uncategorized. Tags: Conflict Resolution, Cross-Cultural, Diversity Training
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Hmmm that trigger line – borders on the Great Quote of the Week. Seriously, this should be standard practice nationwide – in your nation and mine! The Justice Institute must be very proud! Exemplary work; how far has it spread and how can we help?
Can you tell me more about the relevancy of this work in the U.S.? What are some recent situations that this approach would have helped. I’d love to learn more about what you are doing. Very exciting to think of a collaboration.
In Canada’s plualistic society, it is only reasonable to expect that police recruits receive this type of training to effectively interact with the communities they serve. Well done!