Is racial profiling the result of individual unwillingness or lack of training? This vignette demonstrates that insufficient training on implicit biases is the systemic cause of racial profiling in Canadian police forces. <\/p>\n\n
Two experts with complementary backgrounds testify: Emmanuel Diafwila, former Ottawa police officer now a law student, and Richard J. Gbotu Kubele, social worker and intercultural mediator. <\/p>\n\n
Together, they show how unconscious biases, without adequate training, lead directly to discriminatory practices with real legal consequences. Training police officers on implicit bias is not a pedagogical luxury, it is a necessity. <\/p>\n\n
This resource, which is intended for future members of police forces, was produced by Rebecca Berchan, Christiane Rose Kubele Beya and Hassan Cheaitani as part of the Visual Advocacy\/Law and Cinema course at the Civil Law Section of the University of Ottawa. <\/p>\n\n
Emmanuel Diafwila<\/strong> is a candidate for the Juris Doctor at the University of Ottawa and current president of A\u00c9CLSS. With more than 20 years of professional experience, including a career as a police officer in Ottawa from 2006 to 2023, he has recognized expertise in leadership, conflict resolution and community engagement. Passionate about justice, mentorship and faith, he is also an executive volunteer pastor at the Nouvel Espoir Church. Emmanuel is dedicated to the empowerment of individuals, bringing communities closer together and using law as a lever for social transformation.<\/p>\n\n Richard J. Gbotu Kubele<\/strong> holds a master\u2019s degree in intercultural mediation and a bachelor\u2019s degree in social work. Richard has been a member of the OTSTCFQ (l’Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des th\u00e9rapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Qu\u00e9bec) since 2009. 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