Ballistic Tests of Used Soft Body Armor
Date Published
1986
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NIJ-Sponsored
Body armor
Death on Patrol: Killings of American Law Enforcement Officers
Date Published
1992
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NIJ-Sponsored
Death on Patrol: Felonious Homicides of American Police Officers
Date Published
1995
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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NIJ-Sponsored
Old Armor Tests as Good as New
Date Published
1986
Publication Type
Guideline
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NIJ-Sponsored
Update on Technology Research
Date Published
1988
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
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NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
September 2024
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
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Updating Body Armor Standards to Protect Police
May 2024
A bullet can strike a police officer in a blink, so their body armor must be proven to work. Feeling more under fire than ever, the law enforcement community is raising the standards for ballistic-resistant police body armor to stop more rifle bullets, like those often used by active shooters, in an effort led by OJP’s National Institute of Justice.
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Methodology for Detecting Residual Phosphoric Acid in Polybenzoxazole Fibers
Date Published
2009
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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NIJ-Sponsored
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor (NIJ Standard 0101.07)
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Standard
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NIJ
Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats (NIJ Standard 0123.00)
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Standard
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NIJ
NIJ Ballistic-Resistance Body Armor Standards Updates
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Factsheet
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NIJ
Prevalence and Determinants of Safety Equipment Use: Analysis from a National Dataset of Law Enforcement Officers in the US
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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NIJ-Sponsored
Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor, NIJ Standard-0115.00
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for the stab resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against slash and stab threats. This standard is based on technical work performed by many organizations: in the United Kingdom by the Police Scientific Development Branch, and...
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, NIJ Standard 0101.07
NIJ’s online workshop for body armor manufacturers has been postponed from its original date of March 19. The webinar will provide updates on standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-resistant body armor and include opportunities to ask questions.
NIJ has released two addenda to the standard. These addenda include revisions to NIJ Standard...
Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats, NIJ Standard 0123.00
NIJ has released two addenda to the standard. These addenda include revisions to NIJ Standard 0123.00, Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats. Users of NIJ Standard 0123.00 should incorporate the revisions in this addendum as a part of the NIJ Standard.
NIJ plans to continue close coordination with ballistics laboratories and other stakeholders during the implementation...
Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments
Date Published
August 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Remarks By James K Stewart to the National Criminal Justice Association on Current Institute Priorities and Work Plan, Washington, DC, October 11, 1985
Date Published
1985
Publication Type
Presentation
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NIJ-Sponsored
Remarks of James K Stewart for the Medal of Valor Ceremony, St Louis, Missouri, November 21, 1985
Date Published
1985
Publication Type
Presentation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Ballistic Resistance of Police Body Armor - NIJ Standard 0101.03
Date Published
1987
Publication Type
Guideline
Agencies
NIJ
Body Armor User Guide
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ
Effects of body armor design on upper body range of motion
Date Published
October 2009
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NIJ-Sponsored
Detection of Early Stages of Degradation on PPTA Fibers Through the Use of Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy
Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation
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NIJ-Sponsored