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A Big Bang and Flash With LTL

Journal

Techbeat

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Date Published

2003

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Program/Project Description

ABE: Evaluating LTL Technology

Journal

Techbeat

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Date Published

2001

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Program/Project Description

Equipment Performance Report: 9mm and .45 Caliber Autoloading Pistol Test Results

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Date Published

1987

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Equipment Performance Report: 12-Gauge Shotgun Test Results

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Date Published

1987

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Test/Measurement

An Experimental Test of the Contagious Fire Thesis in Policing

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Firearm Shootings and the Police Response: Examining the Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology

Journal

Police Practice and Research

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Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Learning about ShotSpotter — and Gun Violence — from Chicago

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Date Published

February 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

Journal

Journal of Urban Health

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Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Quantum of Force: The Consequences of Counting Routine Conducted Energy Weapon Punctures as Injuries

Journal

Justice Quarterly

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Date Published

2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Effect of Gunshot Detection Technology on Evidence Collection and Case Clearance in Kansas City, Missouri

Journal

Journal of Experimental Criminology

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Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Estimating the probability that the Taser® directly causes human ventricular fibrillation

Journal

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

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Date Published

January 2010

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology: A Nine-Step Strategy for Successful Deployment

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Date Published

2005

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NIJ-Sponsored

Policing In Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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Date Published

September 2004

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NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

NIJ's Less-Than-Lethal Flash-Bang Round Project

Journal

Corrections Today

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Date Published

August 2003

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NIJ

Publication Type

Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review

Resource Guide to Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Forensic Technologies

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Date Published

May 2001

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NIJ

COPS

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Handbook

NIJ Research Review: Selected Summaries

Journal

NIJ Research Review

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Date Published

September 2000

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers: NIJ Standard-0112.03

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Date Published

November 1999

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NIJ

Publication Type

Standard

Attitudes Towards Police and Weapon Carriage Among Adolescents

Journal

American Journal of Criminal Justice

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Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NIJ Compliance Testing for Autoloading Pistols

NIJ administers the NIJ Compliance Testing Program (NIJ CTP) to determine a specific pistol model’s compliance with NIJ Standard 0112.03, Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers, Revision A. The NIJ CTP helps ensure the pistols purchased and used by law enforcement agencies will perform as expected.

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Police Use of Force and Officer Injuries: Comparing Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) to Hands- and Weapon-Based Tactics

Journal

Police Quarterly

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Date Published

June 2012

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Skin Penetration Assessment of Less Lethal Kinetic Energy Munitions

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Date Published

November 2005

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Deterrence, Firearm Arrests, and Subsequent Shootings: A Micro-Level Spatio-Temporal Analysis

Journal

Justice Quarterly

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Date Published

August 2012

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Smart Gun Technology Project, Final Report

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Date Published

1996

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Community Policing Against Guns: Public Opinion of the Kansas City Gun Experiment

Journal

Justice Quarterly

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Date Published

1995

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Less Lethal Weapons for Law Enforcement: A Performance-Based Analysis

Journal

Law Enforcement Executive Forum

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Date Published

2008

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)