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 …

The article first reviews the history of body-armor development, including how the US Justice
Department's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the International Association of Chiefs of …

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 …

On November 17, 2003, the Attorney General announced the US Department of Justices
Body Armor Safety Initiative As part of that initiative, he directed the National Institute of …

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 …

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 …

The joint study described was originally tasked (January 1973) to the US Army Land Warfare
Laboratory (LWL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, by the National Institute of Law …

In the early 1970s, one of NIJ's staff had a “eureka” moment. He wondered if a new material
called Kevlar, principally used in car tires, might work as a type of armor to protect police …

This project team recommends that the Maryland State Police and the University of Maryland
Department of Public Safety upgrade their ballistic-resistant armor to Level 4 (according to …

A revised bill would appropriate funds to supply soft-body armor for every police officer in the
State assigned to patrol duty. A study regarding the life-saving potential of the vests found …