Description
1 online resource (viii, 91, [3] pages) : charts, illustrations
Note
"National Institute of Justice, guide, body armor"--At head of cover title.
"December 2014,
NCJ 247281"--Title page.
Summary
"The previous guide published by NIJ on body armor, NIJ Guide 100-01, Selection and Application Guide to Personal Body Armor, was released in 2001. NIJ Guide-0101.06 incorporates new knowledge about ballistic-resistant armor that has been gained in the intervening 13 years as the result of both NIJ-funded research and research funded by others. Whereas NIJ Guide 100-01 deals with both ballistic- and stab-resistant armor, this guide deals only with ballistic-resistant armor. It supersedes those portions of NIJ Guide 100-01 that deal with ballistic-resistant armor. It does not supersede those portions that deal with stab-resistant armor. A separate guide on stab-resistant armor will be published when NIJ Standard-0115.00, Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor, is updated. This guide has two principal purposes. The first is to inform law enforcement, corrections and other public safety agencies in the development of sound policies and procedures concerning body armor from its procurement to its disposal. The second is to provide officers a better understanding of the importance of wearing body armor, wearing it correctly and caring for it properly. This guide is also intended to provide its readers a better understanding of body armor and how it works, explain NIJ Standard-0101.06 in nontechnical terms and provide an overview of the voluntary equipment compliance testing program established by NIJ to ensure the effectiveness of body armor sold to law enforcement, corrections and other public safety agencies."--Page 1.
Contents
1. Why wear body armor? -- 2. What Is body armor? -- 3. NIJ Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor Standards and Testing Program -- 4. Selection considerations -- 5. Measurement, fit and coverage -- 6. Purchasing and procurement considerations -- 7. Development of procurement specifications -- 8. Inspection and care -- 9. Training and administration -- 10. What to do when an officer wearing body armor Is shot -- Definitions -- References -- Appendix A. Contributors -- Appendix B. Resources -- Appendix C. Armor sizing templates -- Appendix D. Body Armor Compliance Testing Program body armor applicant package -- Appendix E. Example procurement specifications.