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Counter Bias Training

MILO is the exclusive provider of Counter Bias Training Simulation (CBTSim™), the award-winning solution created from over a decade of DOJ grant-funded research. With a combination of evidence-based curriculum and the immersive power of MILO technology, officers are presented with a diverse range of scenarios in which they are required to interact, de-escalate, make split-second decisions, then identify why they made those decisions. The goal of CBTSim is for officers to treat citizens fairly and free of bias, and to make any use-of-force decisions based on threat cues alone, and not on citizen characteristics like demographics or socio-economic status. The self-reflective debrief following each scenario allows officers to recognize and address any biases they may have in a non-judgmental way. Simultaneously, presenting officers with scenarios in which citizen characteristics are not predictably related to whether or not force is required counters any stereotyping that officers may employ.

CBTSim was founded by Washington State University professors, is evidence-based on extensive empirical research on the science of bias and use-of-force decision-making, and has been awarded the Seal of Excellence by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST).

Research and Evidence-based

According to a 2017 Washington State University study funded by the National Institute of Justice, officers who experienced CBTSim training as part of an implicit and counter-bias training intervention were more likely to see beyond stereotypes and “engage in positive behaviors such as remembering community members’ names and using them throughout the encounter, expressing concern for community members’ safety…and spend time and establish common ground with community members.”

In addition, not only were positive community-officer interactions observed but discrimination-based complaints against officers dropped in the implicit and CBTSim training group in the six months post-training by 50%, compared to a control group who did not receive training.