Law enforcement body armor : background and federal support for use /

Firearms are one of the leading causes of deaths for law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the line of duty. Since FY1999, Congress has provided funding to state and local law enforcement agencies to help them purchase armor vests for their officers. The Matching Grant Program for Law Enfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Malloy, Alicia E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Novinka/Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Colección:Law, crime and law enforcement.
Temas:
Police > Protection > United States > Finance.
Body armor > United States > Finance.
Federal aid to law enforcement agencies > United States.
Gilets pare-balles > États-Unis > Finances.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Body armor > Law and legislation
Federal aid to law enforcement agencies
Police > Equipment and supplies
United States
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  • LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY ARMOR: BACKGROUND AND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR USE
  • LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY ARMOR: BACKGROUND AND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR USE
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1: BODY ARMOR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: IN BRIEF
  • SUMMARY
  • BACKGROUND
  • BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013 (S. 933)
  • AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS
  • THE USE OF ARMOR VESTS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
  • THE LIFE CYCLE OF ARMOR VESTS
  • EFFECTIVENESS OF ARMOR VESTS
  • SELECTED ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
  • ""Chapter 2: UPDATED FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION (FAQS) FOR THE BVP PROGRAM MANDATORY WEAR REQUIREMENT""""Chapter 3: LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY ARMOR: STATUS OF DOJâ€?S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GAO RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""RESULTS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""DOJ HAS TAKEN ACTION TO ADDRESS THE FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR FEBRUARY 2012 REPORT""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS""; ""Chapter 4: LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY ARMOR: DOJ COULD ENHANCE GRANT MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AND BETTER ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN GRANT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""
  • ""DOJ PROVIDES FUNDING, SPONSORS RESEARCH, SETS STANDARDS, AND CONDUCTS COMPLIANCE TESTING TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENTâ€?S USE OF BODY ARMOR""""DOJ HAS CONTROLS AND COORDINATION MECHANISMS FOR ITS BODY ARMOR EFFORTS BUT COULD TAKE ACTIONS TO FURTHER REDUCE MANAGEMENT RISKS""; ""DOJ HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ADDRESS FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BODY ARMOR""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""
  • APPENDIX II. TYPES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY ARMOR BY LEVEL OF BALLISTIC PERFORMANCEAPPENDIX III. PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STAB-RESISTANTBODY ARMOR
  • APPENDIX IV. TUMBLER USED TO CONDITION BALLISTIC-RESISTANT BODY ARMOR BEFORE TESTING
  • INDEX

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