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Body Armor Performance Standards and Compliance Testing

NIJ has been setting voluntary body armor standards since 1972. The NIJ standard is the only nationally accepted standard for the body armor worn by law enforcement and corrections officers. NIJ...

TECHBeat, Summer 2013

Date Published
July 2013
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, Fall 2011

Date Published
November 2011
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored