Law Enforcement Resources - Safety and Survival

Publications

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Annual Report

Sleep Deprivation: What Does It Mean for Public Safety Officers?
National Institute of Justice, March 2009

No Rest for the Weary
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, 2008

Preventing Law Enforcement Officer Suicide: A Compilation of Resource and Best Practices (CD-ROM)
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2008

Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor (NIJ Standard - 0101.06)
National Institute of Justice, July 2008

Body Armor Safety Initiative: To Protect and Serve... Better
National Institute of Justice, July 2006

Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program Fact Sheet
Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 2005

Third Status Report to the Attorney General on Body Armor Safety Initiative Testing and Activities
National Institute of Justice, August 2005

Status Report to the Attorney General on Body Armor Safety Initiative Testing and Activities (Supplement I)
National Institute of Justice, December 2004

Status Report to the Attorney General on Body Armor Safety Initiative Testing and Activities
National Institute of Justice, March 2004

Improved Thermal Control Body Armor
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2003

Stomp Out Stress
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2003

Emergency Responder Chemical and Biological Equipment Guides and Database, (CD-ROM)
National Institute of Justice, June 2003

Stress in Policing
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2002

Tired Cops: The Prevalence and Potential Consequences of Police Fatigue
National Institute of Justice, 2002

The Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2002

Law Enforcement and Corrections Family Support: Development and Evaluation of a Stress Management Program for Officers and Their Spouses, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, November 2002

Final Grant Report of the Law Enforcement Assistance and Development Program: Reduction of Familial and Organizational Stress in Law Enforcement
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2001

Assessment of the Law Enforcement Family Support Grant: Vermont State Police
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, July 2001

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 2001

Policing and Homicide, 1976-98: Justifiable Homicide of Felons by Police and Murder of Police by Felons
Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 2001

Evaluating the Effects of Fatigue on Police Patrol Officers: Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, February 2000

Developing a Law Enforcement Stress Program for Officers and Their Families
National Institute of Justice, December 1996


Related Resources

Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP)/Body Armor Safety Initiative (BASI)
Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the BVP Program is designed to provide bulletproof vests to state and local law enforcement. The Body Armor Safety Initiative addresses the reliability of body armor used by law enforcement personnel and examines the future of bullet-resistant technology and testing.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. Contained on the NIJ Web site is research on and publications about a variety of topics related to officer safety, including Body Armor and Officer Work Hours, Stress and Fatigue.

Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program
The PSOB Program provides death and disability benefits to the public safety officers (or eligible survivors in the event of death) who have been killed or permanently and totally disabled by a catastrophic personal injury sustained in the line of duty. The PSOB Program also includes the Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA) Act, which provides financial assistance for higher education for the spouses and children of federal, state, and local public safety officers who have been permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty.

National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
NLECTC, a component of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Office of Science and Technology, offers support, research findings, and technological expertise to help state and local law enforcement and corrections personnel perform their duties more safely and efficiently.

Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES)
OLES helps law enforcement, corrections, and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and effective.


For additional publications and related information, see the Law Enforcement: Protective Equipment or the Law Enforcement: Personnel  sections of our site.


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