body armor
definition: Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith, the first law enforcement officer to lose his life in the line of duty, was fatally shot in 1792. Yet it was not until April 2,1931, that one of the first demonstrations of ballistic wear for the personal protection of law enforcement personnel was documented by Washington, D.C.'s Evening Star. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Body Armor]
broader: protective equipment
broader: personnel issues
type: Concept

concepts
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member: body armor

protective equipment
type: Concept
narrower: body armor

personnel issues
type: Concept
narrower: body armor