Criminal Procedure - Police Officers and Public Defenders - Implicit Bias - Testing, Training, and Evaluation
What this bill does
Requiring that certain public defenders receive a test for implicit bias, training to address implicit bias, and undergo an evaluation to measure the results of that training; requiring the Public Defender to ensure that anonymized data on these tests and evaluations is made available to the public; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to ensure that the curriculum for certain police training include certain tests, training, and evaluation for implicit bias; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (10)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Stanley | No Struggle No Success, Inc | Oral |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cantori, Renee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wells, Delegate Wellslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
| FWA | Jones, Samantha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dartigue, Natasha | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| INFO | Williams, Thomas | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |