Ballistic Resistance of Police Body Armor - NIJ Standard 0101.03
Date Published
1987
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Standard
Body armor
Body Armor User Guide
Date Published
1997
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Effects of body armor design on upper body range of motion
Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Detection of Early Stages of Degradation on PPTA Fibers Through the Use of Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Assessment of body armor design impacts on user perceptions
Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Non destructive testing of soft body armor
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
2018-75-CX-K003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$2,900,000
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...
TECHBeat, Fall 2006
Date Published
October 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Compliant Products List: Ballistic Resistant Body Armor
Most importantly, keep wearing the armor you have now. NIJ will continue to maintain its current list of armor that has already been certified to the previous standard for several years, so that manufacturers and agencies can transition to armor that meets the new standard. Given the large number of ballistic-resistant...
NIJ Body Armor Poster
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Linking Theory to Practice: Predicting Ballistic Performance from Mechanical Properties of Aged Body Armor
Journal
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Effects of temperature and humidity on high-strength p-aramid fibers used in body armor
Journal
Textile Research Journal
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
2018-75-CX-K003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$3,500,000
Taking the Stab Out of Stabbings
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Address By James K Stewart at the Conference of the International Association of Police Chiefs, October 3, 1983
Date Published
1983
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Presentation,
Issue Overview
Technology '70s Style: NIJ in the Forefront of Body Armor Research and Development
Journal
Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine
Date Published
July 2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Body Armor on Board
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2001
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Protecting Our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness Brochure
Date Published
May 2012
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Handbook
Registered NIJ Mark Indicates Compliance With Program Standards
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
October 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Addendum B to NIJ Standard-0101.04: Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor
Date Published
May 2003
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Standard
Body Armor for Female Officers: What's Next?
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
December 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Below 100 Program Emphasizes Safety Training to Reduce Officer Deaths
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
February 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
BA 9000 Seeks to Promote Consistency in Body Armor Production
Date Published
October 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Fatal Injuries of Law Enforcement/Correctional Officers Attacked With Sharp-Edged Weapons
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Date Published
May 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)