Body armor

Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 254

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...

Body Armor Video for Officers

January 2014

Law Enforcement officers need proper equipment when they go to work. NIJ and National Law Enforcement Technology Center work together to ensure that body armor standards help officers do their jobs. A new video is available for officers.

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Body Armor Video for Procurement

January 2014

When it comes to saving an officer's life, nobody can hold back. NIJ's National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center has created a video that can help procurement officials find the right vest for the right officer.

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Personal Armor and Fit Assessment

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Body Armor Label Brochure (Buyer Beware) brochure

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Follow-up Inspection and Testing Program Helps Stop Potential Armor Issues

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward

Date Published

July 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ

Addressing Real World Stab and Slash Threats

Date Published

August 2016

Publication Type

Test/Measurement, Technical Assistance, Standard, Report (Technical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Body Armor: Protecting Our Nation's Officers from Ballistic Threats

Date Published

November 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Body Armor: Protecting Our Nation’s Officers From Ballistic Threats

The Next Revision of the NIJ Performance Standard for Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, NIJ Standard 0101.07: Changes to Test Methods and Test Threats

Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation

2016-R2-CX-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$49,508

Lightweight Impact-Resistant and Flame Retardant Materials: Lessons from Biology

2016-R2-CX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$49,996

Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium

2018-75-CX-K003

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$3,500,000

Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium

2018-75-CX-K003

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$3,500,000

NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward

August 2018

Series

Research for the Real World

NIJ’s 50th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on how far the Institute has come, as well as its direction and priorities moving forward. In this Research for the Real World event, panelists will speak to the history and future of the Institute, drawing from decades of experience working for and closely with NIJ. Two Former NIJ Directors will reflect on their days heading the agency and their observations on how the agency has changed over time.

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