Despite more than 2,500 documented cases of officers being protected from serious injury or
death by body armor, not all police officers routinely use armored vests, claiming that body …

Background The law enforcement officer profession requires performance of arduous
occupational tasks while carrying an external load, consisting of, at minimum, a chest rig, a …

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of protective body armor on a police
officer's risk of being killed and estimate the benefits and costs of outfitting police with body …

Body armor for law enforcement personnel is critical in ensuring the safety and protection of
these individuals, though literature on the impact of body armor design on task performance …

After employment, job-related fitness requirements vary for law enforcement agencies within
North Carolina. Police academies mandate specific job-related fitness requirements for …

The purpose of this research is to justify the need for administrators to adopt and support a
mandatory soft body armor wear policy. Mandatory body armor wear policies have three …

Purpose–Few studies track non‐lethal weapon use by law enforcement agencies (LEAs),
the number/level of force used by these agencies, complaints for excessive force, and …

Law-enforcement officers increasingly wear body armour for protection; wearing body
armour is common practice in military populations. Law-enforcement and military …

Points of view are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position
of the US Department of Justice. This document is not intended to create, does not create …

This focus stems from the finding that approximately one-third of the top-tier technology
needs identified in workshops with criminal justice practitioners and academics could be …