Rape Kit

A Rape Kit, which is paid for by the various states, is then used at hospitals for the preservation of physical evidence if a rape is reported. The evidence is then used in case prosecution continues. The victims consent is needed to use the kit, and the whole process can take hours to complete the analysis.

A Rape Kit can sometimes be used anonymously, and it is used to collect anything from urine or semen samples, clothing, hair or even things left over from the scene of the crime. Things are also used to collect or store the samples, such as glass slides, and things like post-it notes or other writing elements on which to write information.

All-in-all, these kits are mini-labs and they can be very useful in making sure the perpetrators of these crimes are brought to justice, and there can be no mistake about their guilt if the evidence is right there. While the whole process can be kind of scary for someone who had just been violated by a sex offender and has to have more probing done, it is the only way to get those people who are responsible and make them pay for their crimes, which can cause some sort of relief on the part of the victim.

Source: Wikipedia, http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/crisis/314.html