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A sexual assault evidence collection kit, sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kit, sexual offense evidence collection (SOEC) kit or Physical Evidence Recovery Kit (PERK),〔(What is a Rape Kit? ) Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network; 2009; Accessed October 13, 2010〕 is a set of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following an allegation of sexual assault which can be used in rape investigation. The kit was developed by Louis R. Vitullo and was referred to for years as the Vitullo kit. It is colloquially referred to as a rape kit or rape test kit. The term applies also to the collected evidence for a specific case.〔(Forensic Science Glossary ) at forensicsciencecentral.co.uk; Accessed October 13, 2010〕 ==Description and use== A rape kit consists of small boxes, microscope slides and plastic bags for collecting and storing evidence such as clothing fibers, hairs, saliva, blood, semen or body fluid, which may help identify the assailant and provide evidence supporting prosecution in a criminal trial.〔(Rape ) at familydoctor.org; September 2000; Accessed October 13, 2010〕〔(Sexual Abuse and Assault Against Women ) at WebMD; Accessed October 13, 2010〕 The process of collecting the evidence for the kit takes hours.〔Hess, Amanda. ("What's In A Rape Kit?" ). ''Washington City Paper''. April 7, 2010〕 Although a rape kit's contents may vary by location, it may include:〔〔Hess, Amanda. ("Test Case: You're Not a Rape Victim Unless Police Say So" ). ''Washington City Paper''. April 9, 2010; Page 2 of 3〕〔Pentok ("Vaginal swab kit" )〕 *Instructions *Bags and sheets for evidence collection *Swabs for collecting fluids from the lips, cheeks, thighs, vagina, anus, and buttocks *Blood collection devices *Comb used to collect hair and fiber from the victim’s body *Clear glass slides *Envelopes for preserving the victim’s clothes, head hair, pubic hair, and blood samples *Nail pick for scraping debris from beneath the nails *White sheets to catch physical evidence stripped from the body *Documentation forms *Labels 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rape kit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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