This study investigates the rates of law enforcement officers'(LEOs) consistent use of body
armor, seat belts and reflective vests, and the relationship between officer and agency …

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 …

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 …

ABSTRACT In 2010, the Institute for Police Research in conjunction with the Police
Executive Research Forum conducted a study regarding the policies, experiences, and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Abstract Using the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Law Enforcement Officers Killed and
Assaulted Program (LEOKA), this article examines law enforcement officers feloniously …

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 …

[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 …