Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief

James, Nathan

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law enforcement;    Criminal justice;    Police;   

RP-ID  :  R43544
RP-ID  :  R43544_2014May13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report contains an overview of the Matching Grant Program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests (BPV program). It also provides a discussion of data on law enforcement agencies that require their officers to wear armor vests while on duty, research on why officers may choose to wear armor vests, research on the life cycle for armor vests, data on the use of body armor by law enforcement officers who were killed with a firearm, and research on the effectiveness of armor vests.