Body Armor Performance Standards and Compliance Testing
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Officer safety
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
The Impact of Safety Equipment Modalities on Reducing Correctional Officer Injuries
2013-R2-CX-K002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$307,774
Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside
2011-IJ-CX-K016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$500,000
TECHBeat, Summer 2013
Date Published
July 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Collected Work
Semi-Automated 3D Geo-Coding of Large Urban Structures for Deployment of Effective Emergency Response and Communication
Date Published
June 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Turnover Among Alaska Village Public Safety Officers: An Examination of the Factors Associated With Attrition
Date Published
March 2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health
Date Published
September 2012
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Through the Wall Standoff Detection and Tracking of Individuals
Date Published
April 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Advanced Behavior Recognition in Crowded Environments
Date Published
September 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Body Armor Use, Care, and Performance in Real World Conditions: Findings from a National Survey
Date Published
November 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
A Practitioner's Guide to the 2011 National Body Armor Survey of Law Enforcement Officers
Date Published
November 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health
September 2012
Moderator: Brett Chapman, Ph.D., NIJ Social Science Analyst.
Panelists:
- Ambassador John Miller, U.S. State Department
- Mark Montigny, Massachusetts State Senator
- Norma Hotaling, Founder of the SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) Project
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Evaluating the Impact of the NIJ Body Armor Program
2012-R2-CX-K008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$399,884
TECHBeat, Fall 2011
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
November 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Collected Work
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
Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside
2011-IJ-CX-K016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$500,000
Promoting Officer Integrity Through Early Engagements and Procedural Justice
2012-IJ-CX-0009
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$341,469
Officer Work Hours, Stress and Fatigue
Date Published
July 31, 2012
Sleep Disorders, Work Shifts and Officer Wellness
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
June 2012
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness
June 2012
Each year, 100-200 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty. Last year, 177 lost their lives — a 16-percent increase from 2010. As Attorney General Eric Holder noted, this is a devastating and unacceptable trend. NIJ has developed a robust research portfolio to improve officer safety and wellness and, ultimately, save lives. This panel discussed some of NIJ's most promising work to reduce shooting and traffic-related fatalities — consistently the leading causes of officer line-of-duty deaths — and improve officer wellness, which is inextricably linked with officer safety.
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