Drinking with colleagues in bars after work to wind down from the day's stresses is an ingrained part of the police culture.

The police culture of the state was also criticised.

"It's said we need to change the police culture, and that's absolutely necessary," he remarked.

A racist and sexist internal police culture invites the same or worse when dealing with the public.

To hear officers tell it, the rule change amounted to a kind of perestroika in police culture.

That has long been a stubborn part of the police culture, and makes for a strong argument for the old system.

It is the police culture of big departments.

Their appointments came to represent the state's efforts to change police culture and practices.

Everyone familiar with police culture knows what breaching the "blue wall of silence" can mean.

Because of the nature of the police culture then, they would not seek professional help.