Protecting Our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness Brochure
Date Published
May 2012
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Handbook
Body armor
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
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)
Planning Tool Helps Agencies Pool Disaster Resources
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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
Current and Future Research on Body Armor
Date Published
January 1, 2010
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...
Director's Message: Equipment Guidance From NIJ and Our Expanding Standards Program
In our personal lives, most of us do some research before we buy a new tool or piece of equipment. We want to make sure that what we buy works as it is supposed to and that we get our money’s worth. When criminal justice agencies purchase equipment, the stakes are higher. Equipment is costly, budgets are tight, and most importantly the lives of officers...
Personal Armor and Fit Assessment
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Handbook
Body Armor Label Brochure (Buyer Beware) brochure
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Follow-up Inspection and Testing Program Helps Stop Potential Armor Issues
Date Published
September 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward
Date Published
July 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Grants and Funding,
Program/Project Evaluation