OLES Publications - Guides

General

NISTIR 6432, January 2000. OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

NISTIR 6843, January 2002. OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Supersedes NISTIR 6575 dated January 2001 and NISTIR 6432 dated January 2000

Chemical Systems and Materials

NBS Special Publication 480-33, July 1979. GUIDE TO HIGH SPEED PATROL CAR TIRES. (NTIS: PB-298 273).

NIJ Guide 200-98, October 1998. NEW TECHNOLOGY BATTERIES GUIDE.

Critical Incident Technologies

NIJ Guide 101-00, December 2001. AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL AGENT
DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, NCJ 190747.

NIJ Guide 102-00, March 2002. Vol. I, IIa, IIb, and IIc, GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS,
Vol. I, NCJ 191518; Vol. IIa, NCJ 191519; Vol IIb, NCJ 191520; and Vol. IIc,
NCJ 191521.

NIJ Guide 103-00, October 2001. Vol. I and II. GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF CHEMICAL
AND BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY FIRST
RESPONDER, Vol. I, NCJ 189724 and Vol. II, NCJ 189725.

NIJ Guide 104-00, February 2002. Vol. I and II, GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, Vol. I,
NCJ 191160 and Vol. II, NCJ 191161.

Detection, Inspection, and Enforcement Technologies

NBS Special Publication 480-14, August 1979. SELECTION AND APPLICATION GUIDE TO
COMMERCIAL INTRUSION ALARM SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB-300 604).

NBS Special Publication 480-23, August 1980. SELECTION AND APPLICATION GUIDE TO POLICE PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT. (NTIS: PB81-103301).

NIJ Guide 100-00, June 2000. GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF CHEMICAL AGENT AND
TOXIC INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY FIRST
RESPONDERS, Vol. I and Vol. II.

NIJ Guide 100-99, SEPTEMBER 1999. GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF COMMERCIAL
EXPLOSIVES DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS.

NIJ Guide 201-99, October 1999. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT SELECTION AND
APPLICATION GUIDE.

NIJ Guide 600-00, January 2001. USER'S GUIDE FOR HAND-HELD AND WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTORS.

NIJ Guide 601–00, August 2000. GUIDE TO TEST METHODS, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND INSTALLATION PRACTICES FOR ELECTRONIC SIRENS USED ON LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES.

NIJ Guide 601-00, August 2000. GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF DRUG DETECTORS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS.

NIJ Guide 602-00, February 2001. GUIDE TO THE TECHNOLOGIES OF CONCEALED
WEAPON AND CONTRABAND IMAGING AND DETECTION.

NILECJ-GUIDE-0301.00, December 1974. SELECTION AND APPLICATION GUIDE TO FIXED SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. (NTIS: PB-241 830; PC A03, MF A01).

NISTIR 5072, December 1997. SPHERICAL-WAVE CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCES.

NISTIR 5079, December 1998. DIPOLE MOMENTS OF WEAK, ELECTRICALLY SMALL
EMITTERS FROM TEM-CELL MEASUREMENTS.

NISTIR 5096, June 2000. DETECTION OF QUASI-STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS RADIATED BY ELECTRICALLY SMALL EMITTERS.

NISTIR 6418, March 2000. USER'S MANUAL FOR LIDAR TARGET SIMULATOR.

NISTIR 6530, June 2000. A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING THE
DETECTION PERFORMANCE OF METAL DETECTORS: DESIGN AND OPERATION.

NISTIR 6564, October 2000. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC SURVEY.

NISTIR 6719, March 2001. META-ANALYSIS OF FACE RECOGNITION ALGORITHMS

NISTIR 6915, October 2002. The National Institute of Justice Standards for Hand-Held and Walk-Through Metal Detectors Used in Concealed Weapon and Contraband Detection.

Forensic Sciences

NIJ Guide NCJ 187736, July 2001, ELECTRONIC CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: A GUIDE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

NISTIR 5152, March 1993. BENCH-SCALE PREDICTIONS OF MATTRESS AND UPHOLSTERED CHAIR FIRES-SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.

NISTIR 5855, June 1996. SPECIFICATION FOR INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN BALLISTIC IMAGING SYSTEMS; PART 1 - CARTRIDGE CASES.

NISTIR 6468, March 2000. INTERLABORATORY STUDIES ON THE ANALYSIS OF HAIR FOR DRUGS OF ABUSE.

NISTIR 6518, November 2000. 1999 SURVEY OF FORENSIC REFERENCE MATERIALS.

Public Safety Communications Standards

NBS Special Publication 480-12, January 1979. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS GUIDE.

NBS Special Publication 480-8, December 1976. A GUIDE TO VOICE SCRAMBLERS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. (NTIS: PB-264 668; PC A03, MF A01).

NBSIR 84-2991, March 1985. GUIDE TO COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB 85-187565/AS; PC A03, MF A01).

NIJ Guide 201-83, January 1983. GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC FACSIMILE SYSTEMS.

NIJ Guide 202-00, April 2001. ANTENNA SYSTEM GUIDE.

NIJ Guide 202-83, November 1983. MOBILE RADIO GUIDE.

NIJ Guide 203-83, August 1984. PERSONAL RADIO GUIDE.

NIJ Guide 204-83, August 1985. GUIDE TO BASE STATION COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT.

NISTIR 5155, March 1993. GUIDE TO VOICE PRIVACY EQUIPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.

Weapons and Protective Systems

NILECJ-GUIDE-0101.00, April 1976. SELECTION GUIDE TO HEARING PROTECTORS FOR USE ON FIRING RANGES.

NIJ Guide 100-98, October 1998, SELECTION AND APPLICATION GUIDE TO POLICE BODY ARMOR. Supersedes February 1989 edition.

NIJ Guide, Fall 1997, CHOOSE TO SURVIVE: A GUIDE TO STANDARDS AND TESTS FOR BALLISTIC RESISTANT VEST PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY.

NISTIR 4895, July 1993. A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETERS FOR EVALUATING THE RESISTANCE OF SOFT BODY ARMOR TO PENETRATION BY EDGED WEAPONS.

NISTIR 4927, September 1992. LIMITED TESTS TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE SIZE OF BODY ARMOR SAMPLES INFLUENCES BALLISTIC TEST RESULTS.

NISTIR 4975, November 1992. TEST METHODS FOR DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY LOCKS.

NISTIR 5109, January 1993. TEST PROCEDURE FOR HANDGUN ACCURACY.

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