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The BJA/PERF Body Armor National Survey: Protecting the Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers
The BJA/PERF Body Armor National Survey: Protecting the Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 22, 2010
ANNOTATION: Results for a survey regarding body armor are presented. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; review of relevant literature; research methods; the body armor survey findings for officer protection and sidearms issued, the use of Zylon-based armor, brands and levels of body armor that police typically use, protection offered by body armor, how law enforcement agencies choose and purchase their armor, how agencies fare in terms of training, maintenance, and inspection of armor, replacing body armor, and results for key questions by the size of department; and conclusion.
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