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Accession Number
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PB2013-103181
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Title
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Practitioner's Guide to the 2011 National Body Armor Survey of Law Enforcement Officers.
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Publication Date
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Nov 2012
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Media Count
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13p
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Personal Author
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B. Kubu B. Taylor H. Grant J. Roberts M. Collins
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Abstract
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Since the first known line-of-duty death more than 200 years ago, more than 19,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty. In fact, in the past 20 years, on average over 160 officers are killed in the line of duty each year - with roughly 35 to 40 percent from gunshots. This fact demonstrates the critical importance of increasing our understanding of the factors impacting the performance of body armor, often referred to as bullet-resistant vests, in real world conditions.
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Keywords
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Body armor
Bullet-resistant vests
Death
Fatalities
Injuries
Law enforcement
Police officers
Policies
Safety
Shootings
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Source Agency
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Office of Justice Programs.
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NTIS Subject Category
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95G - Protective Equipment
91C - Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice
43D - Police, Fire, & Emergency Services
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Corporate Author
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Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, DC.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1308
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Contract Number
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N/A
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