Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Body armor use, care, and performance in real world conditions : findings from a national survey / Heath Grant, Bruce Kubu, Bruce Taylor, Jack Roberts, Megan Collins, Daniel J. Woods ; submitted to the National Institute of Justice.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-87).

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1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages) : charts

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"November 1, 2012".
Author(s) affiliated with: Police Executive Research Forum, NORC at the University of Chicago, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Summary

This report describes research conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) regarding law enforcement officers’ use of body armor, often referred to as bullet‐resistant vests; and state and local law enforcement agencies’ policies on the use of body armor. This study also included limited, exploratory research on the performance characteristics of body armor that has been used in the field for five years, in comparison to new body armor.

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