Every law enforcement officer should be provided with individual tactical first aid kits and training as well as anti-ballistic vests.
6.4 Every law enforcement officer should be provided with individual tactical first aid kits and training as well as anti-ballistic vests.
SPPD is committed to officer safety and wellness
Task Status: Established Practice
6.4 Every law enforcement officer should be provided with individual tactical first aid kits and training as well as anti-ballistic vests.
SPPD is committed to officer safety and wellness
City of Saint Paul and State of Minnesota funding cover the cost of new ballistic vests for each officer every five years, consistent with National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standards related to Kevlar performance.
Task Status: Established Practice
6.4 Every law enforcement officer should be provided with individual tactical first aid kits and training as well as anti-ballistic vests.
SPPD is committed to officer safety and wellness
The Saint Paul Police Department requires that officers wear ballistic vests when working in patrol and other high-risk positions and when performing certain functions.
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Task Status: Established Practice
6.4.1 Congress should authorize funding for the distribution of law enforcement individual tactical first aid kits.
SPPD Response
Not applicable for local law enforcement.
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Task Status: Not Applicable
6.4.2 Congress should reauthorize and expand the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program.
SPPD Response
Not applicable for local law enforcement.
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Task Status: Not Applicable
6.4 Every law enforcement officer should be provided with individual tactical first aid kits and training as well as anti-ballistic vests.
SPPD Note
The Saint Paul Police Department has benefited from resources provided by the Saint Paul Police Foundation, gifts from the community and officers’ personal expenditures to close equipment gaps. If better resourced, the department would provide more protective equipment to allow officers to create time and space in unstable situations.
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Task Status: Not Applicable