Body armor
Updating Body Armor Standards to Protect Police
May 2024
A bullet can strike a police officer in a blink, so their body armor must be proven to work. Feeling more under fire than ever, the law enforcement community is raising the standards for ballistic-resistant police body armor to stop more rifle bullets, like those often used by active shooters, in an effort led by OJP’s National Institute of Justice.
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Special Feature: Community Corrections
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OJP
Methodology for Detecting Residual Phosphoric Acid in Polybenzoxazole Fibers
Date Published
2009
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Methodology for Detecting Residual Phosphoric Acid in Polybenzoxazole Fibers
NCJ Number
308442
Journal
Analytical Chemistry
Date Published
2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor (NIJ Standard 0101.07)
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Standard
Agencies
NIJ
Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats (NIJ Standard 0123.00)
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Standard
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ Ballistic-Resistance Body Armor Standards Updates
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ
Prevalence and Determinants of Safety Equipment Use: Analysis from a National Dataset of Law Enforcement Officers in the US
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prevalence and Determinants of Safety Equipment Use: Analysis from a National Dataset of Law Enforcement Officers in the US
NCJ Number
307923
Journal
International Journal of Police Science & Management
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments
Date Published
August 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Detection of Early Stages of Degradation on PPTA Fibers Through the Use of Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy
Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Assessment of body armor design impacts on user perceptions
Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Body Armor Poster
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ Body Armor Poster
NCJ Number
304759
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Link
Effects of temperature and humidity on high-strength p-aramid fibers used in body armor
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored