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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > personnel issues > body armor
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > protective equipment > body armor

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body armor  

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  • 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]

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