In today’s society, most police officers receive training on both explicit bias and implicit bias. Explicit bias involves making conscious decisions about certain groups of people based on negative feelings. Implicit bias, on the other hand, occurs unconsciously when the brain takes mental shortcuts based on limited information. Implicit biases are particularly problematic because they operate outside our conscious awareness despite our best efforts to avoid being predisposed toward them. Research has indicated that implicit bias affects everyone and is even amplified by stress and fatigue.