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The job as a police officer takes a hefty toll on the mind. Officers deal with the worst in humanity on a daily basis. James Q. Wilson said,”The police see people when they are dirty, angry, rowdy, obscene, dazed, savage, or bloodied…”, which ultimately brings about change in a person. It changes they way you see people, life, society as a whole. In Chapter 6, the text states,”…cynicism occurs when officers ‘lose faith in people, society, and eventually in themselves’” (DeLisi 132). This could bring about a myriad of different mental status changes including depression and anger. These traits are not ideal to have for a person whose job it is to preserve life but has the ability to take it away. The textbook touches on many mental changes that happen to a police officer on the job over time. The book states that “the police personality is a constellation of traits that include danger, isolation (and thus alienation), authority and power, suspiciousness, conservatism, and a fiercely held solidarity with other officers” (DeLisi 130). The Texas officer accused of excessive force previously in the essay was dealing with a suicidal case earlier that day, something that patrol officers are not fully trained on handling, to which he responded to his next call nerves rattled, not knowing what to