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Editorial Board:
Kirsten Baumgarten Rowe
Chief of Staff

Glenn R. Schmitt
Deputy Director

John Morgan
Assistant Director
for Science and Technology

Thomas E. Feucht
Assistant Director
for Research and Evaluation

Jay Albanese
Marilyn Moses
Stanley Erickson
Cornelia Sorenson Sigworth
Jolene Hernon
George Tillery
Rhonda Jones
Lois Tully
Akiva Liberman
Brenda Worthington
Lee Mockensturm
Edwin Zedlewski

Editor:
Dan Tompkins

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Image 1: Police officer walking toward police car with hand on holstered gun. Image 2: Man strapping on bullet-proof vest.

NIJ Journal No. 254 • July 2006

Cover Story:
Body Armor Safety Initiative: To Protect and Serve… Better
by Dan Tompkins

Director's Message

Features

Analyzing Terror: Researchers Study the Perpetrators and the Effects of Suicide Terrorism
by Michael S. Hronick

Keeping an Eye on School Security: The Iris Recognition Project in New Jersey Schools
by Jeffrey P. Cohn

Maximize Your Evaluation Dollars
by Edwin Zedlewski with Mary B. Murphy

Digital Evidence: How Law Enforcement Can Level the Playing Field With Criminals
by Nancy Ritter

Methamphetamine Abuse: Challenges for Law Enforcement and Communities
by Dana E. Hunt

Has Rape Reporting Increased Over Time?
by Lauren R. Taylor

Also in This Issue

NIJ and Harvard University Webcast Addresses Prisoner Reentry