Frequently Asked Questions

Information about crack cocaine is available on the Cocaine section of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website.

Information on cyberbullying is available on the Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking section of the Internet Safety Special Feature.

Visit the History of the Department of Justice webpage for information.

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) funds civil legal aid programs around the nation to help Americans gain equal access to the judicial system. To find the nearest LSC program, visit the LSC Program Directory

You may also obtain a lawyer referral from the Find Legal Help section of the American Bar Association website. This site provides tools that can assist you in locating a lawyer based upon your specific legal need.

The Find Legal Help section of the American Bar Association (ABA) website is a tool you can utilize to help locate a lawyer in your area based upon your specific legal needs. Civil assistance may be available to you via the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC funds civil legal aid programs around the nation to help Americans gain equal access to the judicial system.

In some states, there are offices called the Office of the Victim Advocate. You may wish to check with your state authorities to see if such an office exists in your state. See the State Support section of the Office for Victims of Crime website for state contacts.

Contact information for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is available on the Contact Us section of their website. An NIJ Staff Directory is also available.

The PoliceArmor.org website, jointly developed by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Assistance and operated by the Criminal Justice Testing & Evaluation Consortium, has information and resources on the selection, purchasing, and care of ballistic- and stab-resistant body armor. The site also has a section on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) that may be helpful.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Mark is an officially registered trademark of the U.S. Government (United States Patent & Trademark Office [USPTO] Registration # 5,906,126) that manufacturers of ballistic-resistant body armor models tested through the NIJ Compliance Testing Program (CTP) and found to comply with the requirements of the NIJ Standard can place on the label of production units of their armor.

The NIJ Mark is intended to provide purchasers of body armor with confidence that the products they are purchasing that bear the NIJ Mark have been independently tested, comply with applicable standards, and meet minimum performance requirements. To learn more about the NIJ Mark, see the NIJ Mark page on the Criminal Justice Testing & Evaluation Consortium website

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Compliance Testing Program (CTP) issues Advisory Notices when the CTP has concerns about a body armor model identified in the Advisory Notice, and Safety Notices when the CTP has identified a safety concern with a model of armor listed in the Safety Notice. Models identified in an Advisory Notice are temporarily suspended from the Compliant Products List until the issue can be resolved. Models listed in a Safety Notice are removed from the Compliant Products List.

Visit the NIJ CTP Advisory and Safety Notices main page to learn more about these notices, and contact the CTP at 919-485-2717 or by email at [email protected] for specific questions or concerns.