from the minority community and others, police departments have begun to recognize the need for greater training for officers when it comes to minorities. Racial sensitivity training is one method being employed to assist law enforcement officers in generating a greater understanding of minorities, as well as acting as forum wherein officers can subject their own stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes to scrutiny. Some police departments institute racial sensitivity training of their own volition, while others, like the Belleville Police Department in St. Louis, implement them as partial fulfillment of
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