Characteristics of any subculture- Clannishness, secrecy, and isolation from those not in the group.
Police tend to socialize with other police officers.
According to Michael Brown the police subculture is based on 3 major principles 1. Loyalty- to back up and support fellow officers 3. Authoritarianism, suspicion, racism, hostility, insecurity, conservatism, and cynicism. Sholnick's - Working personality of police officers are shaped by two factors 1. Authority Police Cynicism - is an attitude that there is no hope for the world and a view of humanity as its worst.