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“The initial [police] recruit survey showed indications of racism… Many recruits’ expectations of the diversity training demonstrated an assumed association between racial minorities and crime.” No significant changes were observed in attitudes after 12 weeks of training.

Racial Attitudes of Police Recruits in the United States Midwest Police Academy: A Quantitative Examination Racial Attitudes of Police Recruits in the United States Midwest Police Academy: A Quantitative Examination Table 1. The Significance of Recruit Officers’ Change in Racial Attitudes. When comparing the grand mean for the three different subscales (unawareness of racial privilege, unawareness of institutional discrimination, and unawareness of blatant racial issues), there was no significant difference from Week 1 scores to Week 12 scores Table 1. The Significance of Recruit Officers’ Change in Racial Attitudes. When comparing the grand mean for the three different subscales (unawareness of racial privilege, unawareness of institutional discrimination, and unawareness of blatant racial issues), there was no significant difference from Week 1 scores to Week 12 scores
Racial Attitudes of Police Recruits in the United States Midwest Police Academy: A Quantitative Examination
International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences
Schlosser, Michael D.
Vol. 8 Issue 2, pp. 215–224, 2013
http://www.ijcjs.com/pdfs/schlosserijcjs2013vol8issue2.pdf
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