Ballistic Vests

Read: NYC School Safety Agents to Be Issued Bullet-Resistant Vests

NYC School Safety Agents to Be Issued Bullet-Resistant Vests

The decision comes after 300 school safety agents were issued the vests during a pilot program put in place following an increase in youth violence.

Mass. College Town’s Fire Chief Requests Ballistic Equipment

The fire chief wants ballistic vests and helmets to be kept in the town’s ambulances.

Read: Concealed Carry Law Costs Idaho Colleges $3.7M

Concealed Carry Law Costs Idaho Colleges $3.7M

Five Idaho colleges expect to rack up $3.7 million in expenses for the year to increase campus security following the passage of a law allowing concealed weapons on campus.

Read: NLEOMF: 126 Law Enforcement Officers Died in 2014

NLEOMF: 126 Law Enforcement Officers Died in 2014

Gun-related police officer deaths spiked 56% while ambushes remained the leading cause of felonious fatalities.

Read: Obama Orders Review of Military Equipment Surplus Program for Police

Obama Orders Review of Military Equipment Surplus Program for Police

The review, prompted by criticism of police response to protests in Ferguson, Mo., will most likely include the Department of Defense’s (DOD) 1033 Excess Property Program.

Compton School Board Authorizes Police to Carry AR-15s

Officers who pass an internal selection process will soon be allowed to carry AR-15 rifles in the trunk of their patrol vehicles.

7 Steps to Keeping Campus Cops Safe

Avoiding complacency and wearing ballistic vests are just two ways that both sworn and non-sworn officers can protect themselves while on the job.

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