This study demonstrates that much progress has been made in the last decade in terms of
law enforcement agencies providing body armor to officers, developing policies to require …

There are thousands of documented cases in which body armor saved the lives of officers
shot during the performance of their duties. A few of the cases are presented in this article …

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 …

[Excerpt] Firearms are one of the leading causes of deaths for law enforcement officers
feloniously killed in the line of duty. According to data published by the Federal Bureau of …

The life-saving benefits of body armor have been well-documented, and law enforcement
agency (LEA) body armor wear requirements have been cited by police officers as one of …

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 …

ABSTRACT Using the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA; 2002–2011)
database, we examined the life-saving effectiveness of body armor while adjusting for a …

To better understand the performance impact of body armor on US military Warfighters,
NSRDEC conducted an evaluation examining the range of motion of 67 Soldiers. Four …

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 life of a law enforcement officer is in constant danger. When an officer responds to a call
for assistance and knows that an individual with a weapon is involved, there is time to take …