Police culture is the set of values, norms, and perspectives that inform police conduct. Police culture has a great effect on how police officers exercise their power and discretion about which crimes to pay attention to and how suspects are treated while in their custody. As a result, police culture has become increasingly and internationally important in both academic and policy discussion of policing.[1]
Studies of a police culture that is distinct from the culture of the general public began in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1960s. By the early 21st century the concept had been widely accepted as orthodoxy in the field of police studies.[2]
Understanding of police culture is an important element of police reform.[3]
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- ^ Silvestri, Marisa (2017-09-01). "Police Culture and Gender: Revisiting the 'Cult of Masculinity'". Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. 11 (3): 289–300. doi:10.1093/police/paw052. ISSN 1752-4512.
- ^ Benson, Robert (2001-01-01). "Changing Police Culture: The Sine Qua Non of Reform". Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. 34 (2): 681. ISSN 0147-9857.