Inkster Police have Implicit Bias Training

Inkster Police Chief William Riley knows the importance of having training to keep his staff and the community safe.

Over a two day period, the entire department went through Implicit Bias training. The training was conducted by Omar Neal, whose has trained over 100, 000 people. He knows first hand what is required as he is a former police officer and mayor of Tuskegee Alabama.

"The focus of the class is to get the officer to understand how their unconscious bias may animate their activities that may lead to discrimination and unfair treatment of people," Neal said.

Chief Riley said that days after the training, many of the staff were still commenting about how they enjoyed the training and how it has changed the way they think.