Body armor
NIJ Ballistic-Resistance Body Armor Standards Updates
Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments
Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments; Opening Plenary of the 2023 NIJ Research Conference
This plenary featured three significant areas of NIJ research investment that have had a tremendous impact on both the research community and the field of practice: advances in forensic DNA, police body armor standards, and place-based analyses of public safety. Each topic was explored by a collection of people representing the researcher, practitioner, policymaker, and advocacy perspectives, exploring how evidence generation resulted in changes that improved public safety and yielded more equitable criminal justice outcomes.
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Ballistic Resistant Body Armor and the NIJ Mark
The NIJ Compliance Testing Program’s (NIJ CTP) goal is to improve criminal justice practitioners’ confidence about the products they own and about how those products meet applicable requirements and perform as expected. To achieve this goal, the NIJ CTP must evaluate products independently and communicate the evaluation results to practitioners.
Although the NIJ CTP maintains a list of compliant products for practitioners to reference, additional...
NIJ Body Armor Poster
Justice Technology Information Center Annual Report 2019
Profiles of Law Enforcement Agency Body Armor Policies-A Latent Class Analysis of the LEMAS 2013 Data
Comparison of Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor Standards: Why You Should Wear 0101.06-Certified Armor
Shock Absorbers
Body Armor on Board
Fatal Injuries of Law Enforcement/Correctional Officers Attacked With Sharp-Edged Weapons
Planning Tool Helps Agencies Pool Disaster Resources
NIJ Sets Standards with Office of Law Enforcement Standards
Body Armor-A Common Sense Guide
Surviving a Shooting; Your Guide to Personal Body Armor (Video)
New Standards Help Protect Jail Officers From Stabbings
Protecting Our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness Brochure
Technology '70s Style: NIJ in the Forefront of Body Armor Research and Development
Body Armor
Firearms are one of the most dangerous threats faced by law enforcement officers in the United States. During the past three decades, ballistic-resistant soft body armor has saved the lives of more than 3,000 police officers. Body armor is critical safety equipment that law enforcement and corrections officers need for personal protection.
NIJ establishes and updates voluntary minimum performance standards for body armor, conducts testing...
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
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