OLES Publications - Reports

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LESP-RPT-0309.00, October 1975. DIRECTORY OF SECURITY CONSULTANTS.

LESP-RPT-0701.00, December 1976. ANTHROPOMETRY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (NTIS: ADA-017-066; PC A12, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0801.00, October 1974. LIFE CYCLE COSTING TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES. (NTIS: PB-241 829; PC A02, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-1, June 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME I: THE NEED FOR STANDARDS--PRIORITIES FOR POLICE EQUIPMENT. (NTIS: COM-74-11767; PC A10, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-2, June 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME II: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. (NTIS: COM-74-10950; PC A08, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-3, June 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME III: SIRENS AND EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS. (NTIS: COM-74-11009; PC A07, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-4, June 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME IV: ALARMS, SECURITY EQUIPMENT, SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT. (NTIS: COM-74-11771; PC A07, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-5, July 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME V: HANDGUNS AND HANDGUN AMMUNITION. (NTIS: COM-74-11239; PC A06, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-6, June 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME VI: BODY ARMOR AND CONFISCATED WEAPONS. (NTIS: COM-74-11010; PC A06, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-7, June 1977. LEAA POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, VOLUME VII: PATROL CARS. (NTIS: COM-74-11011; PC A07, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-15, April 1978. THE POLICE PATROL CAR: ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND DISPOSITION. (NTIS: PB 281 805; PC A10, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-16, September 1978. EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS: STATE OF THE ART. (NTIS: PB-289 723).

NIST Special Publication 480-20 (1996 Edition), January 1996. DIRECTORY OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATIONS AND RESEARCH CENTERS. Supersedes NBS Special Publication 480-20 (1985 Edition), April 1986. (GPO: Stock No. 003-003-02721-9, price $2.75).

NBS Special Publication 480-22, May 1977. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR DOOR AND WINDOW SECURITY. (NTIS: PB-267 869; PC A02, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-24, November 1977. THE ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL SECURITY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, APRIL 29-30, 1976. (NTIS: PB-275 540; PC A06, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-30, June 1979. JUROR RESPONSE TO PRERECORDED VIDEOTAPE TRIALS. (NTIS: PB-297 642).

NBS Special Publication 480-31, May 1978. TRANSFER OF MONOCHROME VIDEO INFORMATION FROM MAGNETIC TAPE TO MOTION PICTURE FILM FOR ARCHIVAL STORAGE. (NTIS: PB-281 929).

NBS Special Publication 480-32, June 1978. THE ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL SECURITY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, MARCH 23-24, 1977.

NBS Special Publication 480-34, August 1978. TEST METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF
METALLIC WINDOW FOIL FOR INTRUSION ALARM SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB-285 118).

NBS Special Publication 480-35, November 1978. CATALOG OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT. (NTIS: PB-253 263).

NBS Special Publication 480-36, July 1979. SOME PSYCHOPHYSICAL TESTS OF THE
CONSPICUITIES OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS.

NBS Special Publication 480-37, May 1981. EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB81-219396).

NBS Special Publication 480-38, December 1979. THE ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL SECURITY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM,
MAY 2-4, 1978. (NTIS: PB80-148661).

NBS Technical Note 859, November 1975. LITERATURE SEARCH: LAW ENFORCEMENT
FACILITIES--PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION. (NTIS: PB-248 647; PC A10,
MF A01).

NBSIR 75-719, February 1976. A COMPLIANCE TESTING SYSTEM FOR NILECJ. (NTIS:
PB-251 410; PC A02, MF A01).

NBSIR 76-1007, March 1976. PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERRENTS TO NUCLEAR THEFT: A
PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. (NTIS: PB-252 021; PC A04, MF A01).

NBSIR 80-2038, June 1980. PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERRENTS TO NUCLEAR THEFT: AN
UPDATED LITERATURE REVIEW AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

NIJ Report 900-89, August 1989. EVALUATING INVESTMENTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
EQUIPMENT: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Chemical Systems and Materials

LESP-RPT-0201.00, May 1972. BATTERIES USED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT: COMPARISON AND PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS. (NTIS: PB-212 010; PC A03).

LESP-RPT-0202.00, June 1973. BATTERIES USED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT: CHARGERS AND CHARGING TECHNIQUES. (NTIS: PB-221 475; PC A03, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-18, June 1977. REPORT ON AN INVESTIGATION OF THE HIGH SPEED HAZARDS OF STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES ON POLICE PATROL CARS. (NTIS: PB-268 511; PC A03, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-21, May 1977. THE HAZARD OF BENZIDINE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. (NTIS: PB-267 611; PC A02, MF A01).

NBS-GCR-82-378, April 1982. MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS OF OLFACTION--REPORT OF
PROGRESS. (NTIS: PB 82-205782; PC A03, MF A01).

NBS-GCR-83-442, August 1983. MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS OF OLFACTION--PROGRESS
REPORT II. (NTIS: PB 83-262667; PC A04, MF A01).

NIJ Report 201-89, April 1990. PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF LITHIUM BATTERIES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT.

NIJ Report 300-85, November 1986. DEVELOPMENT OF A TEST METHOD TO EVALUATE THE PENETRATION RESISTANCE OF HIGH-SECURITY GLAZING SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL IMPACT AND HEAT.

NIJ Report 301-85, May 1989. TEST METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE PENETRATION RESISTANCE OF HIGH-SECURITY GLAZING SUBJECTED TO A COMBINED ATTACK OF HEAT AND MECHANICAL IMPACT.

NIJ Report 100-95, April 5, 1995. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF OLEORESIN
CAPSICUM.

NIJ Test Protocol 99-114, June 1999. TEST PROTOCOL FOR COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF PROTECTIVE GLOVES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS APPLICATIONS.

NISTIR 6825, April 2002. AN EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE SWEAT-BASED DRUG TESTING TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE DRUG TESTING.

Critical Incident Technologies

LESP-RPT-0401.00, May 1974. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR POLICE PATROL CARS. (NTIS: PB-238 312; PC A02, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0403.00, July 1975. THE POLICE PATROL CAR: STATE OF THE ART. (NTIS: PB-249 774; PC A04, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0501.00, May 1972. EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARNING DEVICES: INTERIM REVIEW OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART RELATIVE TO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (NTIS: PB-211 938; PC A05, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0502.00, September 1974. SUMMARY REPORT ON EMERGENCY VEHICLE
SIRENS.

NBS Special Publication 480-27, November 1977. SECURITY LIGHTING FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS STORAGE SITES: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. (NTIS: PB-274 998; PC A03, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-28, February 1978. THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A
HIGHLY DIRECTIONAL DUAL-MODE ELECTRONIC SIREN. (NTIS: PB-280 618).

NBS Special Publication 480-29, April 1978. SURVEY OF CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (NTIS: PB-279 923).

NBSIR 86-3501, December 1986. EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES.

NBS-GCR-80-201, June 1980. VIGILANCE RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR SECURITY: CRITICAL REVIEW AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO SECURITY GUARD PERFORMANCE.

Detection, Inspection, and Enforcement Technologies

LESP-RPT-0301.00, June 1974. SURVEY OF IMAGE QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PASSIVE NIGHT VISION DEVICES.

LESP-RPT-0302.00, July 1974. TEST PROCEDURES FOR NIGHT VISION DEVICES. (NTIS: PB-255 902; PC A03, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0304.00, May 1974. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING THE IMAGE QUALITY OF OBJECTIVE LENSES FOR NIGHT VISION DEVICES. (NTIS: PB-238 567; MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0305.00, October 1974. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR INTRUSION ALARM
SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB-255 872; PC A02, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0307.00, October 1975. PHOTOGRAPHIC TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.

LESP-RPT-0310.00, February 1977. A SIMPLE TEST FOR EVALUATING THE SPECTRAL
RESPONSIVITY OF MONOCHROME TELEVISION CAMERAS.

LESP-RPT-0603.00, March 1977. TESTS OF HAND-HELD METAL WEAPON DETECTORS.

LESP-RPT-0604.00, March 1977. A TRACE VAPOR GENERATOR FOR TESTING EXPLOSIVES VAPOR DETECTORS.

NBS Special Publication 480-25, October 1977. IMAGE QUALITY OF MONOCHROME
TELEVISION CAMERAS. (NTIS: PB-273 117; PC A02, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-43, October 1981. HYDROCARBON VAPOR STANDARDS FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS DETECTORS. (NTIS: PB82 124702).

NBS Special Publication 480-44, November 1981. METHODS OF SUPPRESSING AUTOMOTIVE INTERFERENCE. (NTIS: PB 82165259; PC A02).

NBS Special Publication 480-45, January 1982. PENETRATION RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE - A REVIEW. (NTIS).

NIST Technical Note 1398, May 1998. PORTABLE CALIBRATOR FOR ACROSS-THE-ROAD- RADAR SYSTEMS.

NBSIR 81-2225, May 1981. FIELD STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS OF SPEED MEASURING RADAR UNITS.

NBS-GCR-86-511, April 1986. THE PERFORMANCE OF AMPLITUDE COMPANDED SIDEBAND. INTERIM REPORT: A REVIEW AND MEASUREMENT PLAN. (NTIS: PB86-196391/AS; PC A03, MF A01).

DOT HS-805 254, February 1980. POLICE TRAFFIC RADAR.

DOT HS-808 539, February 1997. MODEL MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
FOR LIDAR SPEED MEASUREMENT DEVICES. Supersedes "Model Minimum
Performance Specifications for Lidar Speed Measurement Devices," DOT HS-808 214
dated February 1995.

DOT HS-808 069, January 1994. MODEL MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR POLICE TRAFFIC RADAR DEVICES. Supersedes "Model Specifications for Police
Traffic Radar Devices," DOT-HS-807-415 dated May 1989. Supersedes "Model
Specifications for Police Traffic Radar Devices," DOT-HS-806-191 dated March 1982.

DOT HS 808-998, SPEED MEASURING DEVICE PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS: RADAR MODULE, in print.

DOT HS 808-999, SPEED MEASURING DEVICE PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS: PHOTORADAR MODULE," in print.

DOT HS 809-239, July 2001. SPEED MEASURING DEVICE PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS: LIDAR MODULE.

NIJ Report 200-85, May 1986. SUSCEPTIBILITY OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE SIRENS TO
EXTERNAL RADIATED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS.

NIJ Report 200-87, May 1989. MONOPOLE IMPEDANCE AND GAIN MEASUREMENTS OF FINITE GROUND PLANES.

NIJ Report 201-87, June 1989. THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF AMPLITUDE COMPANDED SIDEBAND MODULATION COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL FREQUENCY MODULATION.

NIJ Report 300-89, January 1990. A TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF PORTABLE EXPLOSIVES VAPOR DETECTION DEVICES.

NIJ Report 100-99, September 1999. EVALUATION OF A TEST PROTOCOL FOR
EXPLOSIVES TRACE DETECTORS USING A REPRESENTATIVE COMMERCIAL
ANALYZER.

Forensic Sciences

LESP-RPT-0303.00, May 1974. IMAGE QUALITY CRITERION FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FACES. (NTIS: PB-238 855; MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0601.00, February 1977. STANDARD REFERENCE COLLECTIONS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE MATERIALS: STATUS AND NEEDS.

NBS Special Publication 480-17, February 1978. AUTO HEADLIGHT GLASS: VISIBLE FEATURES OF FORENSIC UTILITY. (NTIS: PB-279 053; PC A07, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-40, January 1982. PAINT SOLUBILITY TESTING. (NTIS: PB
82177049; PC A02).

NBS Special Publication 480-41, July 1981. BREATH ALCOHOL SAMPLING SIMULATOR (BASS) FOR QUALIFICATION TESTING OF BREATH ALCOHOL MEASUREMENT DEVICES.

NBSIR 81-2286, October 1981. THE CHARACTERIZATION OF AUTO HEADLIGHT GLASS BY REFRACTIVE INDEX AND DENSITY. (NTIS: PB82 131 723; PC A03, MF A01).

DOT HS-806 193, December 1982. STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF BLOOD ALCOHOL
MEASUREMENTS. (NTIS).

NIJ Report 601-97, December 1997. FULL SCALE ROOM BURN PATTERN STUDY.

NIJ Report 600-98, February 1999. FORENSIC SCIENCES: REVIEW OF STATUS AND
NEEDS.

NIJ Report 600-97, April 1997. FORENSIC LABORATORIES: HANDBOOK FOR FACILITY
PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MOVING.

NIJ Report 600-99, December 1999. TRACE EVIDENCE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN HAIR BY
ON-LINE SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS
SPECTROMETRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

NIJ Report 601-00, July 2000. NIST RANDOM PROFILE ROUGHNESS SPECIMENS AND
STANDARD BULLETS.

NIJ Report 601-98, December 1998. EVALUATION OF ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE DRUG TESTING--SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION OF COCAINE FROM HAIR.

NIJ Report 602-00, April 2001. TRACE DETECTION OF NARCOTICS USING A PRECONCENTRATOR/ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER SYSTEM.

NIJ Report 603-00. DEVELOPMENT OF NIST STANDARD BULLETS AND CASINGS STATUS REPORT, November 2000.

NIJ Report 604-00, March 2001. FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID SPILL/BURN
PATTERNS.

NIJ Grant 97-LB-VX-0003, "Improved analysis of DNA short tandem repeats with time-of-flight mass spectrometry," Final Report for, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice.

Public Safety Communications Standards

LESP-RPT-0203.00, June 1973. TECHNICAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS USED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (RADIO ANTENNAS, TRANSMITTERS, AND RECEIVERS). (NTIS: PB-221 438; PC A06, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0204.00, May 1974. VOICE PRIVACY EQUIPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB-242 053; PC A03, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0205.00, September 1974. AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION TECHNIQUES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE.

LESP-RPT-0206.00, October 1974. REPEATERS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. (NTIS: PB-242 012; PC A02, MF A01).

LESP-RPT-0207.00, September 1975. ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT.

NBS Special Publication 480-13, August 1977. POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1976. (NTIS: PB-272 049; PC A04, MF A01).

NBS Special Publication 480-19, July 1977. DIGITAL DATA TRANSMISSION TESTS ON VOICE CHANNELS. (NTIS: PB-270 280; PC A04, MF A01).

NBS-GCR-8l-356, December 1981. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE. (NTIS: PB 82-195496; PC A05, MF A01).

NIJ Report 200-83, June 1984. FIELD STRENGTH LEVELS IN VEHICLES RESULTING FROM COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTERS.

NIJ Report 201-85, May 1986. MEASURED VEHICULAR ANTENNA PERFORMANCE.

NIJ Report 201-88, April 1989. COMMUNICATIONS RANGE PREDICTIONS FOR MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS.

NIJ Report 200-90, August 1993. TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS.

Weapons and Protective Systems

NBS Special Publication 480-26, November 1977. THE REDUCTION OF AIRBORNE LEAD IN INDOOR FIRING RANGES BY USING MODIFIED AMMUNITION. (NTIS: PB-275 062; PC A03, MF A01).

NBSIR 80-1989, April 1980. A STUDY OF HANDCUFF IMPROVEMENTS.

NBSIR 84-2884, May 1984. TEST PROCEDURE FOR ARMOR-PIERCING HANDGUN AMMUNITION. (NTIS: PB 84-217454; PC A02, MF A01).

NBSIR 86-3444, August 1986. BALLISTIC TESTS OF USED SOFT BODY ARMOR. (NTIS:
PB87-105524/AS; PC A03, MF A01).

NIJ Report 100-83, November 1983. POLICE HANDGUN AMMUNITION: INCAPACITATION
EFFECTS. VOLUME I: EVALUATION.

NIJ Report 101-83, November 1983. POLICE HANDGUN AMMUNITION: INCAPACITATION
EFFECTS. VOLUME II: EXPERIMENTAL DATA.

NIJ Report 100-91, August 1996. A COMPARISON OF THE USE OF THREE DIFFERENT
MOUNTING FIXTURES FOR BALLISTIC TESTS OF BODY ARMOR.

NIJ Report 600-91, February 1997. SMOKELESS POWDER RESIDUE ANALYSIS BY
CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS.

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