NIJ Sets Standards with Office of Law Enforcement Standards
Date Published
2000
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Body armor
Below 100 Program Emphasizes Safety Training to Reduce Officer Deaths
Date Published
February 2014
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Addendum B to NIJ Standard-0101.04: Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor
Date Published
May 2003
Publication Type
Policy/Procedure Handbook/Manual
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Fatal Injuries of Law Enforcement/Correctional Officers Attacked With Sharp-Edged Weapons
Date Published
May 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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
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
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
Past Project Period End Date
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
NIJ Journal Issue No. 249
Date Published
July 2003
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance)
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. 271
Date Published
February 2013
Series
Publication Type
Administration/Management Material
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ Journal Issue No. 280
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
The Role of Equipment Performance Standards in Correctional Settings
Date Published
February 2017
Series
Publication Type
Standard,
Report (Technical Assistance)
Agencies
NIJ
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...
Special Technical Committees: How They Are Changing NIJ's Standards Development Process
June 2010
NIJ has established a new standards development process based on Special Technical Committees whose members include practitioners, scientists, researchers, subject matter experts, staff of test laboratories and major criminal justice stakeholder organizations, and representatives knowledgeable in standards development and conformity assessment. The members collaborate to develop the standard and ensure that practitioner needs are addressed.
Is It Old Age, Abuse or Homicide? Using Forensic Markers and Technology to Detect Elder Abuse and Neglect
June 2009
Panelists will present results from NIJ-funded studies on bruising and CT scanning and discuss the important role of forensic information and technology in effectively investigating violent crimes against the elderly.