Protection for a crime scene
HEADNOTE Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves, even unconsciously, will serve as silent evidence against him. Not only his fingerprints or his footprints, but his hair, the fibers from his clothes, the glass he breaks, the tool mark he leaves, the paint he scratches, the blood or semen he deposits or collects – all these and more bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong; it cannot perjure itself; it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value.
Kirk, Paul, Crime investigation John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, 1953
TARGET The target of the police mat PROTECT 4 & 6 is to implement protective and anticontamination measures appropriate to avoid to corrupt, as much as possible, the scene crime and material evidences.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT Developed in collaboration with specialists in criminal law, this rubber mat flexible and twining permit to mark a unique access path to a crime scene. So, it meets the the requirements of the specialists of the micro-traces by preserving the one left by the criminals and avoiding to corrupt the crime scene with the footprints of the various participants (policemen, paramedics, doctors, examining magistrate, onlookers, etc.).
PRESENT STATE 70% of the policemen
may intervene in the first minutes after a grave offence.
A very few policemen
really know the requirements of the specialist’s job.
More then 10 persons
intervene on a crime scene before the arrival of the specialists and destroy evidences.
ADVANTAGE
Cleaned, rolled and protected, its bulk is minimal. Simply and quickly set up, needs only one person. (1,5 Kg/meter). Its flexibility permit to set up on various surfaces, including stairs; it marks an access path clearly defined. Preserve the evidences even under the mat. Avoid the contaminations of the non-controlled accesses.
PRINCIPALS APPLICATIONS Set up by the first participants, it will be take away by the specialists for its analysis in laboratory.
One time the analysis concluded, the mat will be cleaned and put back into the boot of the policemen’s car.