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NIJ Civil Disturbance Unit Standards: The Importance of Standards and Testing

July 2019

Mark Greene, Physical Scientist, National Institute of Justice, and Alan Hanson, Captain, Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department, discuss the importance of standards and testing and why it is important to develop CDU standards for agencies across the country.

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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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Addressing Law Enforcement Needs, Ensuring Performance: NIJ Revising Voluntary Equipment Standards

NCJ Number

252810

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Publication Link

PDF

Opioid Crisis: NIJ Resources for First Responders

NCJ Number

252956

Date Published

May 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Publication Link

Video

Opioid Crisis: NIJ Resources for First Responders

May 2019

The opioid crisis has grown to one of the largest issues that American law enforcement face. The National Institute of Justice is committed to helping criminal justice practitioners as they battle this crisis.

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Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Products for First Responders Against Exposure Hazards to Synthetic Opioids, Including Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues

NCJ Number

251226

Date Published

August 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material

Publication Link

PDF

Protective Equipment for Civil Disturbance Units

NCJ Number

251228

Date Published

October 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Publication Link

PDF

Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders (Percutaneous Protection--Apparel), NIJ Guide 102-00, Volume IIc

NCJ Number

191521

Date Published

November 2002

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material

Publication Link

PDF

Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders (Respiratory Protection); NIJ Guide 102-00, Volume IIa

NCJ Number

191519

Date Published

November 2002

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material

Publication Link

PDF

Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders; NIJ Guide 102-00, Volume I

NCJ Number

191518

Date Published

November 2002

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material

Publication Link

PDF

The Role of Equipment Performance Standards in Correctional Settings

Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation

2016-R2-CX-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$49,925

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

2016-R2-CX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$48,391

Personal Telemetry Using Wireless Body Area Networks

2016-R2-CX-0014

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$47,783

NIJ Issues a Revised Bomb Suit Equipment Standard

Public Safety Bomb Suit Standard, NIJ Standard-0117.01

NCJ Number

249560

Date Published

April 2016

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Test/Measurement, Technical Assistance, Standard

Publication Link

PDF

Selection and Application Guide to Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor For Law Enforcement, Corrections and Public Safety: NIJ Selection and Application Guide-0101.06

NCJ Number

247281

Date Published

December 2014

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Standard, Guideline

Publication Link

PDF

Death Investigation Training - Basics

Event Dates

November 19, 2014, 12:00 am – September 30, 2015, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Registration Status

Open

Soft Armor Non-Destructive Evaluation Test Method: Vibration Energy SignatureTest (VEST)

2014-MU-CX-K004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$500,000

Methods for obtaining STR???quality touch DNA from archived fingerprints

2014-DN-BX-K013

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$255,047

Characterization of Stab/Slash Wounds

2011-DE-BX-K402

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$196,469

Soft Armor Effects on Core Body Temperature

2011-IJ-CX-K453

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$227,009

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

Body Armor Performance Standards and Compliance Testing

Body Armor Manufacturer Workshop

NIJ’s online workshop for body armor manufacturers has been postponed from its original date of March 19. The webinar will provide updates on standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-resistant body armor and include opportunities to ask questions.

Read the Federal Register announcement to learn more about this workshop and how to attend.