Selection and application guide to police body armor.
Contributors: National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center (U.S.)
Series: NIJ guide -- 100-98.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Rockville, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Police -- United States -- Equipment and supplies.; Armor -- Standards -- United States.
Notes: "Replaces NIJ guide 100-87."

"October 1998."

"NCJ 169587."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-68).
Table of contents: title: Why wear body armor?; title: Body armor construction; title: The NIJ standard; title: The right protection; title: Purchasing body armor; title: Maintaining body armor; title: Body armor life expectancy; title: Administrative considerations; title: Appendix C: The effect of body armor on the risk of fatality in felonious assaults on police officers; title: Appendix D: Model procurement specifications; title: Appendix E: Body armor inspection sheet.