Body armor
Body Armor User Guide
NCJ Number
242199
Date Published
1997
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Effects of body armor design on upper body range of motion
NCJ Number
305535
Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Detection of Early Stages of Degradation on PPTA Fibers Through the Use of Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy
NCJ Number
305394
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Assessment of body armor design impacts on user perceptions
NCJ Number
305385
Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Non destructive testing of soft body armor
NCJ Number
305374
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
2018-75-CX-K003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$2,900,000
Ballistic Resistant Body Armor and the NIJ Mark
The NIJ Compliance Testing Program’s (NIJ CTP) goal is to improve criminal justice practitioners’ confidence about the products they own and about how those products meet applicable requirements and perform as expected. To achieve this goal, the NIJ CTP must evaluate products independently and communicate the evaluation results to practitioners.
Although the NIJ CTP maintains a list of compliant products for practitioners to reference, additional...
TECHBeat, Fall 2006
NCJ Number
217201
Date Published
October 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Compliant Products List: Ballistic Resistant Body Armor
Most importantly, keep wearing the armor you have now. NIJ will continue to maintain its current list of armor that has already been certified to the previous standard for several years, so that manufacturers and agencies can transition to armor that meets the new standard. Given the large number of ballistic-resistant...
NIJ Body Armor Poster
NCJ Number
304759
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Linking Theory to Practice: Predicting Ballistic Performance from Mechanical Properties of Aged Body Armor
NCJ Number
301866
Journal
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Effects of temperature and humidity on high-strength p-aramid fibers used in body armor
NCJ Number
301750
Journal
Textile Research Journal
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
2018-75-CX-K003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$3,500,000
Draft Revisions to Ballistic-Resistant Standard Address Needs of the Field
NCJ Number
249862
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
April 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Standard
Publication Link
Developing the Next Generation Stab-Resistant Body Armor Standard
NCJ Number
248895
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Standard
Publication Link
Body Armor on Board
NCJ Number
211851
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2001
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Taking the Stab Out of Stabbings
NCJ Number
211819
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Body Armor-A Common Sense Guide
NCJ Number
211743
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Handbook
Publication Link
NIJ Sets Standards with Office of Law Enforcement Standards
NCJ Number
211607
Date Published
2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link
New Website Provides Facts About Body Armor Standards, Testing and Practical Use
NCJ Number
248897
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Standard
Publication Link
Addendum B to NIJ Standard-0101.04: Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor
NCJ Number
206095
Date Published
May 2003
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Standard
Publication Link
Below 100 Program Emphasizes Safety Training to Reduce Officer Deaths
NCJ Number
244835
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
February 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Registered NIJ Mark Indicates Compliance With Program Standards
NCJ Number
250296
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
October 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Body Armor for Female Officers: What's Next?
NCJ Number
248517
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
December 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link