Heavy body armor: from the battlefield to the streets of America
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Date
2014
Authors
Pitmon II, William F.
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Publisher
Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT)
Abstract
Description
Suggests that police officers use heavy body armor while on patrol given the increasing numbers of ambushes and active shooters as well as the type of ammunition being used.
Keywords
body armor, police equipment and supplies, police protection