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Through the Wall Standoff Detection and Tracking of Individuals

NCJ Number

240231

Date Published

April 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF

Advanced Behavior Recognition in Crowded Environments

NCJ Number

240575

Date Published

September 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Publication Link

PDF

Body Armor Use, Care, and Performance in Real World Conditions: Findings from a National Survey

NCJ Number

240222

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF

A Practitioner's Guide to the 2011 National Body Armor Survey of Law Enforcement Officers

NCJ Number

240225

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF

Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health

September 2012

Moderator: Brett Chapman, Ph.D., NIJ Social Science Analyst.

Panelists:

• Ambassador John Miller, U.S. State Department
• Mark Montigny, Massachusetts State Senator
• Norma Hotaling, Founder of the SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) Project

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Evaluating the Impact of the NIJ Body Armor Program

2012-R2-CX-K008

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$399,884

TECHBeat, Fall 2011

NCJ Number

233937

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

November 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Collected Work

Publication Link

PDF

Causes of Injuries & Deaths Associated with Law Enforcement Officer Line-of-Duty Vehicular Accidents

2011-IJ-CX-K013

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$171,000

Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside

2011-IJ-CX-K016

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$500,000

Promoting Officer Integrity Through Early Engagements and Procedural Justice

2012-IJ-CX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$341,469

Officer Work Hours, Stress and Fatigue

Date Published

July 31, 2012

Medical Management Guidelines for Impacts to Body Armor

Date Published

July 22, 2012

Factors that Affect Officers' Use of Body Armor

Date Published

July 8, 2012

Factors that Impact the Effectiveness of Body Armor

Date Published

July 8, 2012

Survey of Officers on the Use and Care of Body Armor

Date Published

July 8, 2012

Sleep Disorders, Work Shifts and Officer Wellness

NCJ Number

238487

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF | HTML

Impact of Shift Length in Policing on Performance, Health, Quality of Life, Sleep, Fatigue, and Extra-Duty Employment

NCJ Number

237330

Date Published

January 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF (Final Report) | PDF (Executive Summary)

10-Hour Shifts Offer Cost Savings and Other Benefits to Law Enforcement Agencies

Date Published

January 23, 2012

Police executives can improve morale and reduce overtime costs by offering officers the option of working 10-hour shifts. Importantly, 10-hour shifts do not adversely affect performance, according to NIJ-funded research.

Dervish: Universal Power Tool System for EOD Robots, Phase II

NCJ Number

236960

Date Published

August 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF

Recreation of Body Armor Cases

2011-IJ-CX-K006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$199,680

Evidence Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicular Crashes

2011-DJ-BX-3497

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$79,415

ShieldRay Tripwire Detection System Development

2011-MU-MU-K098

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$275,334

Characterization of Stab/Slash Wounds

2011-DE-BX-K002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$175,111

Characterization of Weapons used in Stab/Slash Attacks

2011-DE-BX-K003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$134,110

Soft Armor Effects on Core Body Temperature

2011-IJ-CX-K053

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$982,147