ABSTRACT
The culture of law enforcement is an all-or-nothing proposition with no gray area where membership into this society is concerned. Either you are “on the job” or you are not. Even references among officers to “the job” indicate that there is only one job. Likened to a secret handshake, that initial phrase, if answered correctly, opens the door to instant fraternal acceptance, get-out-of-violation passes, and the many other assumed privileges of belonging.
