TECHBeat, Fall 2006
Date Published
October 2006
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Body armor
NIJ Body Armor Poster
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
New Standards Help Protect Jail Officers From Stabbings
Date Published
November 2000
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Testing, Testing
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Body Armor Follow-Up Inspection and Testing Program
Date Published
May 2012
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Riot Helmets and Face Shields - NIJ Standard 0104.02
Date Published
October 1984
Agencies
NIJ
Surviving a Shooting; Your Guide to Personal Body Armor (Video)
Date Published
2004
Publication Type
Handbook
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Shock Absorbers
Date Published
August 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technology '70s Style: NIJ in the Forefront of Body Armor Research and Development
Date Published
July 2000
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Body Armor on Board
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Sets Standards with Office of Law Enforcement Standards
Date Published
2000
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
You Just Can't Throw it Away
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
Date Published
November 2019
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
October 2019
This video, produced for IACPTV, describes the mission of NIJ and highlights body armor research, forensic advancements, human trafficking work, and the Policing Strategic Plan.
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Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
2018-75-CX-K003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$3,500,000
The Next Revision of the NIJ Performance Standard for Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor
Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Standard,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
Ballistic Body Armor: A Closer Look at the Follow-Up Inspection and Testing Program
Date Published
February 2013
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ Journal Issue No. 280
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Legitimacy and Community Cooperation With Law Enforcement
August 2009
Series
Tom R. Tyler, chair of the New York University psychology department, describes research on profiling and community policing. His research found that citizens of all races show greater respect for law enforcement when they believe officers are treating them fairly. Even citizens who experienced a negative outcome getting a traffic ticket, for example showed higher levels of respect for and cooperation with law enforcement as long as they believed they were not being singled out unfairly.
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The Evaluation of NIJ by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NIJ's Response
June 2011
The National Academies conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the National Institute of Justice. This panel provides an overview of the evaluation and NIJ's response to it. NIJ has accepted many of the recommendations in the NRC report, and you will learn what the agency is doing to implement them. A few of the recommendations were challenging and created considerable debate within NIJ. Plans to address these thorny issues also are discussed.
Director’s Corner: Improved Officer Safety in 2017 — and Beyond
American law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to keep their communities safe, and sometimes they pay the ultimate price. Every year, officers are killed in the line of duty. 2017 saw a decrease of more than 10 percent in line-of-duty deaths, from 143 in 2016 to 128 last year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Although the year-to-year...
Second Progress Report: NIJ's Response to "Strengthening the National Institute of Justice"
Message from NIJ Director John H. Laub in response to the report Strengthening the National Institute of Justice by the Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice at the National Research Council.
This page provides updates on our response to the results of an evaluation by The National Academy of Sciences that examined NIJ capacity for meeting the needs of...