Weapons
Second National Ballistics Imaging Comparison (NBIC-2)
Weapons, Crime, and Violence in America - An Annotated Bibliography
Trace Metal Detection Techniques in Law Enforcement
Public Safety Technology In the News
Making Guns Smart: The Next Step
Study Compares Gun Barrels and Bullets
What Every Public Safety Officer Should Know About Radiation and Radioactive Materials
TECHBeat, October 2017
TECHBeat, July/August 2018
The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters
Police-on-Police Shootings and the Puzzle of Unconscious Racial Bias
Professor Christopher Stone recently completed a study of police-on-police shootings as part of a task force he chaired in New York State. He reported on his findings and recommendations, exploring the role of race in policing decisions, methods to improve training and tactics to defuse police-on-police confrontations before they become fatal, and methods to improve the investigations of such shootings.
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Are CEDs Safe and Effective?
Thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have adopted conducted energy devices (CEDs) as a safe method to subdue individuals, but are these devices really safe? What policies should agencies adopt to ensure the proper use of this technology? This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the physiological effects of electrical current in the human body caused by CEDs, as well as how this technology can reduce injuries to officers and suspects when appropriate policies and training are followed.