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Correctional Officer Fatalities in Line of Duty During 2005 to 2015: A Survival Analysis

Journal

Prison Journal

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Support Services to Surviving Families of Line-of-duty Death: Law Enforcement Agency Handbook

Date Published

1988

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Handbook

Variation in Rates of Fatal Police Shootings across US States: the Role of Firearm Availability

Journal

Journal of Urban Health

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Updated Body Armor Standard Takes Aim at New Challenges

Date Published

December 1, 2023

NIJ has released an updated body armor standard to keep up with evolving weapons, improve female officer safety.

Trait Mindfulness Moderates the Association Between Stressor Exposure and Perceived Stress in Law Enforcement Officers

Journal

Mindfulness

Date Published

August 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Typology of Civilians Shot and Killed by US Police: a Latent Class Analysis of Firearm Legal Intervention Homicide in the 2014-2015 National Violent Death Reporting System

Journal

Journal of Urban Health

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Focus on Officer Traffic Safety

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

February 2016

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

Grant to Develop an Advanced, Miniaturized Voice Response Translator for Pre-Programmed Law Enforcement Phrases, Final Report

Date Published

2006

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving Officer Safety on the Roadways

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Harnessing Existing Technologies to Mitigate Driving Distraction Among Law Enforcement Officers

2018-R2-CX-0025

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$464,621

TECHBeat, February 2016

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

February 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

Evaluating the Efficacy of Lighting, Markings, and Paint Schemes in Reducing the Incidence of Law Enforcement Vehicle Crashes Phase II.

2013-R2-CX-K004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$188,309

Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness

Event Dates

June 14, 2008, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Conference

Registration Status

Not Required

TechBeat January/February 2014

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

February 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Collected Work

Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health

Event Dates

September 1, 2012, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Evaluating the Efficacy of Lighting, Markings, and Paint Schemes in Reducing the Incidence of Law Enforcement Vehicle Crashes

2013-R2-CX-K004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$806,199

Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health

Date Published

September 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Causes of Injuries & Deaths Associated with Law Enforcement Officer Line-of-Duty Vehicular Accidents

2011-IJ-CX-K013

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$171,000

Causes of Injuries and Deaths Associated with Law Enforcement Officer Line-of-Duty Vehicular Accidents

2011-IJ-CX-K013

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$220,563

Keeping Officers Safe on the Road

Date Published

May 28, 2010

Several reports highlight visibility issues for law enforcement and safety personnel responding to roadside incidents.