Periagoge
Scenario

When police training contradicts cultural knowledge

My training taught me that avoiding eye contact indicates deception but in my Ethiopian culture it shows respect for authority.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dangerous universalization of behavioral interpretation across vastly different cultural contexts.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Policing across cultures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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