Surviving a Shooting; Your Guide to Personal Body Armor (Video)
Date Published
2004
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Handbook
Body armor
New Website Provides Facts About Body Armor Standards, Testing and Practical Use
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Standard
NIJ Body Armor Follow-Up Inspection and Testing Program
Date Published
May 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Testing, Testing
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2001
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
New Standards Help Protect Jail Officers From Stabbings
Journal
Sheriff
Date Published
November 2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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
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
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
NIJ Sets Standards with Office of Law Enforcement Standards
Date Published
2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Body Armor for Female Officers: What's Next?
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
December 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Body Armor Standards: The Latest Q and A (Questions and Answers)
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology
Date Published
1989
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Standard
Below 100 Program Emphasizes Safety Training to Reduce Officer Deaths
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
February 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
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...
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
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Standard,
Legislation/Policy Description
Ballistic Body Armor: A Closer Look at the Follow-Up Inspection and Testing Program
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
February 2013
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
NIJ Journal Issue No. 280
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Collected Work
The Role of Equipment Performance Standards in Correctional Settings
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Standard
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...
NIJ Journal 271, February 2013
Date Published
February 1, 2013
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.