Police violence has been generating a lot of headlines in the past few months. Recent cases of police brutality and misconducts are causing police departments across the country to debate whether they need to change procedures and training. In the midst of all this, police officers at the police department in the city of Madison, Wisconsin will soon enroll in a meditation program put together by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This was confirmed by Richard Davidson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University, during the Aspen Ideas Festival. His research focuses on the benefits of meditation and mindfulness exercises. Davidson believes the potential benefits of these activities include better emotional control, and, importantly, reductions in implicit biases, or unconscious beliefs. “I think law enforcement is a domain in which we can have a great impact,” he told The Atlantic.
Mindfulness might be a way to reduce police violence
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