let�*s speak now with sarah charman, professor of criminology at the university of portsmouth. changing culture of any large organisation is a challenge, isn�*t it? what do you see as the starting point for whoever is eventually appointed to replace president dick? is in an incredibly difficult task to change the culture of an organisation. —— cressida debt. we seen a lot of talk about changing leadership at the top changing policies but nowhere really is there any discussion about what it takes to become a police officer and learning to be a police officer. we must look at it from the other angle look at new recruits from police officers and how they learn. culture may come from the top as many people would argue. but i suggest strongly that it starts at the bottom. my research that i followed new recruits asking them what is it to be a police officer, how can you learn to be a police officer? and