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Body armor

Updating Body Armor Standards to Protect Police

May 2024

A bullet can strike a police officer in a blink, so their body armor must be proven to work. Feeling more under fire than ever, the law enforcement community is raising the standards for ballistic-resistant police body armor to stop more rifle bullets, like those often used by active shooters, in an effort led by OJP’s National Institute of Justice.

Body Armor on Board

Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Shock Absorbers

Date Published
August 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored