“TRONICS AND ELECTRICAL PUBLICATIONS AlllOb 174174 -NEERiNG Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technc REFERENCE Law of TechnologyAdministrate i*‘fice U.S. Departmentof Commerce tS|JK| - EL '•-PlkMf'-IJV —ml :V luilliS'- NISTIR 6952 - _> - „ January 2003 Standards Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments (PC /oo **6 952 . 2.oe>3 The Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) One ofNIST’s seven measurement and standards laboratories, EEEL conducts research, provides measurement services, and helps set standards in support ofthe fundamental electronic technologies ofsemiconductors, magnetics, and superconduc- tors; information and communications technologies, such as fiber optics, photonics, microwaves, electronic displays, electronics manufacturing supply chain collaboration; forensics and security measurement instrumentation; fundamental and practical physical standards and measurement services for electrical quantities; maintaining the quality and integrity of electrical power systems; and the development ofnanoscale and microelectromechanical devices. EEEL provides support to law enforcement, corrections, and criminaljustice agencies, including homeland security. EEEL consists ofsix programmatic divisions and two matrix- managed offices: Electricity Division Semiconductor Electronics Division Radio-Frequency Technology Division Electromagnetic Technology Division Optoelectronics Division Magnetic Technology Division Office ofMicroelectronic Programs Office ofLaw Enforcement Standards This publication describes the technical programs ofthe Office ofLaw Enforcement Standards (OLES). Similar documents describing the other Divisions and Offices are available. Contact NIST/EEEL, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8100, MD Gaithersburg, 20899-8100, telephone 301-975-2220, http://www.eeel.nist.gov. These publications are updated biennially. Covercaption: The Office ofLawEnforcementStandards assists the criminaljustice andpublicsafety communities through the development ofequipmentperformancestandards, users'guides, standardreference materials, andscientific research. Ourlogo (upperleft) reflects some oftheprojects thatwe conduct: DNA research, arson research,forensicsciences, andlaw enforcementweapons andequipment. Shown on the cover arepictures thatrepresentsome oftheprojects in ourportfolio: developmentofstandardsforballistic resistance ofpersonal body armor, users'guidesforchemicalandbiologicalprotective equipment, andstandardsforother types ofprotective equipmentusedbyfirstresponders to critical incidents. Ballistic vestphoto ©2002 Robert Rathe. Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory Law Office of Enforcement Standards Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments NISTIR 6952 January 2003 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Donald L. Evans, Secretary Technology Administration Phillip J. Bond, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Arden L. Bement, Director Any mention ofcommercial products is for information only; it does not imply recommenda- tion or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology nor does it imply that the products mentioned are necessarily the best available for the purpose. Contents Welcome v Mission v Weapons and Protective Systems 1 Revision ofNIJ Standard - 0101.04, “Ballistic Resistance ofPersonal Body Armor” 1 Revision ofNIJ Standard - 0115.00, “Stab Resistance ofPersonal Body Armor” 3 Revision ofNIJ Standard - 0104.02, “Riot Helmets and Face Shields” 3 Revision ofNIJ Standard- 0106.01, “Ballistic Helmets” 4 Development ofan NIJ Standard for Bomb Suits 5 Evaluation Of“Smart Gun” Technologies 5 Support ofNIJ Standard - 0112.03, “Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers” 5 Revision ofNIJ Standard - 0307.01, “Metallic Handcuffs” 6 Revision ofNIJ Standard - 0113.00, “12-Gauge Shotguns for Police Use” 6 Development ofNIJ Standard for Less-than-Lethal Weapons 6 Development ofan Armored Car Standard 7 Test Protocol Development for Gunlocks 7 Development ofa Frangible Ammunition Selection Guide and Performance Standard 8 Revision ofNIJ Standard-0108.01, “Ballistic Resistant Protective Materials” 9 Detection, Inspection, and EnforcementTechnologies 11 Millimeter-Wave Concealed Weapon Imaging System Development Project 11 Two-DimensionalMonolithicMicrobolometerImagingArrays forConcealed Weapons Detection 11 Development ofEvaluation Standards for Still Recognition Systems 12 Liquid-Filled Camera forEnhancement ofShadow Detail 13 Identifying and Characterizing Materials That Emulate the Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Properties ofthe Human Body 14 Electrical Properties ofMetals Used in Hand-HeldWeapons 15 EmergencyVehicle Sirens 15 Chemical Systems and Materials 18 Reference Materials (RM) for Bullets and Casings 18 A Revised Refractive Index Glass Standard Reference Material 18 Revised Ethanol-Water Standard Reference Material forBlood-and-Breath-AlcoholAnalysis 19 NIST Reference Material (RM) for Gunpowder and Pipe Bomb Residue 19 A Standard Reference Material for Drugs ofAbuse in Human Serum 20 A Standard Reference Material forArson Analysis 20 Human and Animal Dose Response, Toxicokinetic and Potency Assessment ofPepper Spray Products Following Topical and Aerosolized Exposure 20 Oleoresin Capsicum Canister Study 22 Protective Glove Project 22 An Evaluation ofInnovative Sweat-Based Drug Testing Techniques for Use in Criminal Justice Drug Testing 23 Evaluation ofSaliva as an Alternate DrugTesting Specimen 24 Forensic Sciences 26 National Software Reference Library (NSRL) 26 Office of Law Enforcement Standards ill Computer Forensics Tools Testing (CFTT) 26 Two New Quick Reference Guides for Digital Evidence Investigations 27 Bum Pattern Recognition Standards 28 Measurement and Simulation ofReal Ignition Sources 28 Development ofInteractive Fire Pattern Standard Database 29 Evaluation ofNarcotic Detection and Identification Field Test Kits 29 Research in Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Methods and Standards 29 Summer Forensic Fellowship Research 32 Gunpowder and Handgun Residue Research 33 Public Safety Communication Standards 35 NIJ Standardization Efforts Related to Telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) Interoperability 35 Critical Incident Technologies 38 DevelopingChemical, Biological, Radiological,Nuclear, andExplosives (CBRNE) Protection Equipment Standards 38 Development ofCBRNE Protection and Communication Equipment Guides for Emergency First Responders 42 The Effects ofIonizing Radiation Used In Mail Sterilization on Microelectronic Devices 43 Office ofLaw Enforcement Standards Organization (810.02) 45 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory Welcome The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) helps law enforcement, corrections, andcriminaljustice agencies ensurethatthe equipmenttheypurchase andthetechnologiesthey use are safe, dependable, and effective. OLES, with a staffofeleven, is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and is one of the two Offices within the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory at NIST. OLES was established as amatrix management organization in 1971 andwas based onrecom- mendations from the President’s Commission on Crime. The Commission report, entitled “Crime in a Free Society,” recommended that a Federal agency be appointed to assist criminal justice agencies by developing equipment standards andproviding technical support and assis- tance. The report indicated that the then National Bureau ofStandards was one such agency suitable forthis task. As a result, the Department ofCommerce (DOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding and the Office was established. The National Institute ofJustice (NIJ), which is the research arm ofthe Department ofJustice, is the primary sponsor of OLES projects. Projects also have been supported by the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA), the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation (FBI), the Office ofManagement and Budget (OMB), and the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). OLES fulfills its mission by applying science and technology to the needs of the criminal justice community, including law enforcement, corrections, and forensic science as well as the fire service. The Office focuses on the development of performance standards, which are promulgated as voluntary national standards by the NIJ. OLES also conducts research on protective clothing, communication systems, emergency equipment, investigative aids, protec- tive andenforcementequipment, security systems, traffic enforcement systems,vehicles,weap- ons and ammunition, and analytical techniques and standard reference materials (SRM) used by the forensic science community. The composition ofthe projectportfolio varies depending on the priorities ofthe criminaljustice community at any given time, and, as necessary, draws upon the resources ofNIST’s Measurement and Standards Laboratories and outside agencies. OLES has published, mostly through NIJ, more than 250 standards, guides, and technical reports over its 32-year history. These publications have dealt with such topics as emergency vehicle warning devices, police clothing and equipment, components ofintrusion alarm sys- tems, physical security ofdoor and window assemblies, metal and explosive vapor detectors, arson accelerant detectors, and narcotic test kits. OLES also developed standard reference DNA materials for glass comparisons and profiling and reference collections of automobile paints and synthetic fibers for use by forensic laboratories. Mission The mission of OLES is to serve as the principal agent for standards development for the criminaljustice and public safety communities. OLES has been instrumental in the develop- ment ofnumerous standards and the issuance ofvarious technical reports that have had signifi- cant impact onboth ofthese communities. Through its programs, OLES helps criminaljustice and public safety agencies acquire, on a cost-effective basis, the high quality resources they need to do theirjobs. To accomplish this task, OLES: Develops methods for testing equipment performance; Developsmethodsforexaminingevidentiarymaterials; Office of Law Enforcement Standards v Develops standards for equipment and operating procedures; Develops users’ guides; Develops standard reference materials; and Performs other scientific and engineering research as requiredby the criminaljustice and public safetycommunities. OLES’ programs are organized into six areas: Weapons and Protective Systems; Detection, Inspection, and Enforcement Technologies; Chemical Systems and Materials; Forensic Sci- ences; Public Safety Communication Standards; and Critical Incident Technologies. Within each program area there are a variety ofprojects that are described herein. The projects listed in this book are those that OLES has proposed for fiscal year 2003. The actual portfolio is being negotiated as this book is being prepared. For additional information about OLES, please visit our web site at http://www.eeel.nist.gov/oles. Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory vi. Weapons and Protective Systems OLES’ Weapons and Protective Systems program Customer Needs Technical Contacts: is responsible for some ofthe organization’s most Kirk Rice successful efforts. It provides ongoing technical Thecriminaljusticeandpublicsafetycommunities Thomas Russell wouldbenefitfrombetterbodyarmor,andthiscan support and research for the National Institute of be realized by improving the body armor perfor- Staff-Years: Justice (NIJ) standard for ballistic-resistant body mance standard. NIJ’s experience with NIJ Stan- 4.6 professionals armor(bullet-resistantvests),whichOLESfirstde- dard-0101.03 suggested that the ballistic resistant 1.0 technician velopedforNIJin 1972. Thebodyarmorprogram body armor standard needs to be maintained and 2.0 contractors is part ofNIJ’s successful Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program, updated more frequently than in the past, so that it Funding Sources: throughwhich companiesmayhavetheirproducts can be kept current with ever-improving ballistic Other Government resistant materials, changing ballistic threats, and Agencies (100%) voluntarilycertifiedascompliantwiththestandard. the introduction ofspecial types ofbody armor. Ballistic-resistant body armor has been credited Project Champions: withsavingmorethan2500lives,andtheprogram’s Technical Strategy • Armor & Protective evaluations ofnew materials and ballistic threats Systems Working Group and its revisions ofthe standard help ensure the The ballistic resistant body armor standard would ofgovernment agencies continued effectiveness ofthis technology. benefit from more research or the application of • Bosik Consultants newer technologies in a variety ofareas, each of Limited, Manotick, TheWeaponsandProtectiveSystemsprogramalso whichisbeingaddressedinasubprojectunderthis Ontario develops and supports other equipment perfor- overall project: 1) The methodsusedtodefinerea- • Defence Research mance standardsvital to the safety oflawenforce- sonablethreatsandthenhowtobestrepresentthose Establishment Valcartier, mentandcorrectionspersonnel, including stab-re- threats in the standard will be examined; 2) The Val Belair, Quebec sistant body armor; ballistic helmets; riot helmets ballistic impactwith body armorwill be studiedto • E-Labs, Inc., Colonial and face shields; bomb suits; metallic handcuffs; determine ifthere arebetterways to assess the de- Beach, VA andfirearms. Itisevaluatingnew“smartgun”tech- formation ofthe armor; 3) Research related to the • Home Office, Police nologies and developing a test protocol for gun- effectsofballisticblunttraumatothebodyandthe Scientific Development locks,aswell asworkingtowardthecountry’sfirst possibleinfluencethismighthaveontheminimum Branch (PSDB), United standard for armored cars to protect our nation’s performance ofbody armor will be monitored; 4) Kingdom leaders, diplomats and visiting dignitaries. The influence ofenvironmental life cycle on the • National Law Enforce- This year, underthe Weapons and Protective Sys- ballistic performance ofarmor will be studied; 5) ment and Corrections tems program area, OLES will provide: 1) techni- The effect ofmultiple, nearly isochronic impacts TRoecckhvniollleo,gyMDCenter, cal support for standards that are active under the withbodyarmorwillbestudied;6)Theprocedures NovIeJrsCeoemprleiseaanrcceh TtehasttiwnigllPrloeagdratmo;th2e) rceovnidsuicotn oorf afonrytsepsetciinaglfceomnasliedebroatdiyonasrmthoartwwiolullbdeisntfulduieendc,eatnhde • LNElaIebScotTrraiEctlaoelrcytErn(ognEiiEncEesLer)ainndg existing equipment performance standards to ad- designoffemalebodyarmorwillbeexamined;and dressthe current state oftechnologyorto improve 7)Methodstotesttraumapackswill bedeveloped. • TOfefcihcneoloofgSyp,ecTieaclhnical test methodologies; and 3) conduct or oversee re- Significant findings from these subproject studies Support Working Group searchthatwillleadtothepublicationofnewequip- will be considered for possible adoption into the (TSWG) of government mentperformancestandards,testprotocols,ortech- next revision ofthe body armor standard. More agencies, Arlington, VA nology assessments because the law enforcement informationoneachofthesesubprojectsisincluded • Royal Canadian Mounted and corrections communities have indicated the below. Police, Ottawa, Ontario need forthese. Projects in each ofthese three cat- • The Tekne Group, Inc., egories will be described in this section. FY2003 DELIVERABLES: Reports describing relevant Hot Springs, AR findings and conclusions ofstudies will be issued • Touchstone Research Revision of NIJ Standard - throughout the year. Laboratory, Ltd., WV 0101 .04, “Ballistic Resistance A. Threat Selection and Triadelphia, of Personal Body Armor” Applications • University ofVirginia, Charlottesville, VA Goals Theselectionofappropriatethreatlevels is impor- • U.S. Army Aberdeen Test tantto ensurethattheminimum performance level Center (ATC), The objective ofthis project is to obtain informa- expected ofbody armor is reasonable. Under this Aberdeen, MD tion from numerous studies that will lead to im- subproject, othermethods forestimatingthethreat • U.S. Secret Service, provedrequirementsortests in afuturerevisionof potential ofdifferent cartridges will be explored. Washington, DC NIJStandard-0101.04,“BallisticResistanceofPer- sonal BodyArmor.” One method in particular will base the threat • Wayne State University Detroit, Ml Office of Law Enforcement Standards mm potential on generalized energy levels rather than research. The validity ofthe 44 backface sig- firearm-specific threats. As a logical extension of nature is being examined by these and other re- this process, modifications or refinements to the searchers. In some ofthese efforts, attempts will relative impact factor(RIF) concept will be exam- be made to correlate backface signatures to blunt ined. As part ofthis effort, a database compiling trauma. bulletenergiesandotherpropertiesandknownper- D. Environmental Effects on Body formancetrends, suchaspenetration intostandard- Armor Ballistic Resistance izedtargetmaterials,will be established. The data will be analyzed to determine if some empirical Past studies on the ballistic performance ofbody method serves well in a predictive manner. armor have been limited to either new armor or Otherareasto be studied dealwiththeuse ofcom- armorthatwasagedonly. TSWGhasrecentlycon- mercial off-the-shelf(COTS) ammunition versus tracted with The Tekne Group, Inc. to study how NIJ-designedandmanufacturedammunition. Am- theballisticresistance ofbodyarmoris influenced munition manufacturers will be contacted to dis- by aging, as well as other environmental effects. cuss the possibility ofcreating “standardized” test OLESwillserveasthegovernmenttechnicalmoni- bullets for future use. tor on this contract, and conduct other in-house TSWG studies to supplement the effort. The number ofNIJ armor classes needed to ad- E. Multi-Hit Test dress today’s threats will be carefully considered, withthepossibilityofintroducingoneortwoother Some in the law enforcement community have in- threat levels between existing levels and eliminat- dicated that the performance ofbody armor sub- ing other levels, such as Type I. jected to automatic weapons fire is ofconcern to B. Body Armor Impact Phenomena them. To assess the effect ofmultiple, nearly iso- chronic ballistic impacts, Bosik Consultants Lim- This subproject is focused on determining ifthere ited in Canada has developed a multi-hit gun test are better ways to assess the energy dissipating fixture. OLES will provide technical support ofa characteristics ofbodyarmor. Thecurrentmethod contractwith Bosik, which will lead to the delivery for assessing backface deformation with a clay ofa 3-barrel testrig and amulti-hittestmethodto block is satisfactory under controlled conditions, OLES. butitcouldbeimproved. Othermeasurementtech- Female Body Armor niques for assessing the impact to the body armor F. are being explored by other researchers. Internal The current version of the body armor standard studies into replacement media for the clay are specifies special treatment for female body armor. planned, as well as considering the possibility for This subproject is aimed at a more detailed study developinganelectronic oroptoelectronic method offemalebodyarmorto determine iftherearebet- for measuring the forces and energies applied to terways to assess the performance offemale body the body armor. TSWG WSU armor. has recently contracted with C. Behind-Armor Effects Research to address this area. OLES will serve as the gov- ernmenttechnicalmonitoronthiscontractentitled Anunsuccessfulattemptwasmade lastyearto ini- “FemaleBodyArmorStudies.” Inaddition,OLES tiate a contract through the Technical Support will conduct in-house studies to supplement the WorkingGroup(TSWG)channelstostudybehind- TSWG effort. Based on the results ofthe TSWG armoreffects. Instead,OLESplanstomonitorother contract and related studies, any special require- effortsrelatedtothis. Measurementtechniquesfor ments,testequipment,andtestmethodologiesspe- assessing ballistic impact to the body are being cific to female armorwill be developed. explored by other researchers. Efforts, such as those being funded by the U.S. Army (at Natick, G. Test Protocol for Body Armor Trauma Packs theUniversityofVirginia, andelsewhere),theNa- val Research Laboratory (NRL), the North Atlan- Presently,supplementaltraumapacksincludedwith tic Treaty Organization (NATO) Behind Armor armor, which are intendedto lessenthe severity of Blunt Trauma group, Canada’s Defence Research behind-armortraumaovera localizedarea, arenot EstablishmentValcartier(DREV) (atBiokinetics), tested with the armor during compliance testing. and Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and less- TSWG Past efforts to study this through contracts lethal studies conducted by Battelle and Wayne have not been successful, so OLES plans to con- StateUniversity(WSU),arerelevanttothisareaof ductin-house testing. The purpose ofthis effort is 2 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory