I am writing an essay on police as a subculture. I would like to gather some data from various sources, as well as my own experience. I have worked as a police officer for 8 years, with the prior 13 years working in retail marketing. From a sociological lense, i am looking for thoughts as to- what factors influence the police culture behavior? Do you think there are variations within the culture, and why? How do these practices compare with to practices of our own mainstream culture? How do these or other practices compare with other cultures, likle military, etc..? Any theories as to the cause of the behavior? any theories based on your analysis?
Also if you are familiar with any websites that could offer similar data, would be most helpful.
thank you in advance for your assistance