Serve: Law Enforcement vs. Society Kelsey Naylor Criminal Justice 1010 10.13.2014 “Between 1987 and 1996, 696 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the United States. Of these, 91.5% were killed by firearms; and body armor did not prevent the deaths of 38.3% of the officers killed by firearms” (Charles & Copay, 2003). These astounding statistics are what lead me to the interesting topic of police brutality. It seems like, over the decades, the public’s views on law enforcement has…
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