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Property Marking for Crime Prevention & Detection

In simple terms, if you want your stolen property returned to, mark it.

There are a variety of methods in which you may mark property for crime prevention and detection. Visible property marking may offer a crime prevention element and act as a deterrent where the criminal sees the mark and chooses not to steal the property.

Chemical Property Marking
Unique chemical compounds can be registered to a particular owner and invisibly marked onto items so that forensic examination may identify the chemical code and thus the rightful owner.

DNA marking for example offers a way of invisibly marking property with DNA until police use their equipment to detect the owners DNA and prove theft. It is simple enough to apply by using a special pen that is first dabbed on a fingertip, and then by touching the property with the same finger, the DNA is transferred. It remains there for some thirty years.

Biometrics.
The use of biological data related to the owner, such as DNA, also includes facial analysis, retina recognition and finger scanning. The are now being introduced in airports and other access control areas.

Micro-marking
Micro marking comprises microscopic dots each bearing unique code numbers or specific details of the owner. When applied to an item the micro marking is virtually invisible until inspected and usually requires examination under a microscope.

Tracking devices
These devices are located by reference to receivers such as aerials or satellites and then transmit locational information. This s detected by scanners and cross bearings to fix the position.

Engraving & Etching
Engraving & chemical etching are popular property marking methods. They do cause disfigurement to the item and clearly effects any resell value. Simple visual clues are post codes/zip codes; others might be a registration or serial number that can verify ownership of property via a database.

DNA goes where you go.

Unlike a fingerprint; you cannot avoid leaving it behind. Your normal activities will assist in leaving your DNA; cough, sneeze and talk, you will leave DNA, or just touch someone or something and you will leave a trace of your DNA no matter where you go.

What is DNA?

DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. It is a molecule not just found in the cells of people but, animals and plants.

DNA holds the genetic code that makes us all very unique. Our height, sex, hair, eye colour and other personal features contribute to the variations in the code. 50% of our DNA was inherited from each parent. Siblings are more likely to have similar DNA than unrelated people.

Imagine a tangled knot of very thin strands; that is how DNA exists in the cells of our body but it is invisible. If we straightened it out, the DNA from each cell would stretch to two metres long. It is difficult to imagine that we have more than six feet of it inside a cell and it is actually invisible to the human eye!

If we took the DNA from all the cells in our body it would stretch to the sun and back not once or twice but a whopping 500 times. We have more than 45,000,000,000 miles of DNA!

DNA Crime Prevention and Detection.

Given that it is highly likely for a sample of DNA to be found at the scene of crime, it can be used in a number of ways. It can be compared with a sample that has been taken from a suspect. A positive match can be used as evidence.

DNA can be taken from a suspect and checked against the National DNA Database. DNA taken from other crime scenes may be linked to that person. DNA can positively identify offenders through DNA taken from close relatives.

DNA isn't just about catching criminals; it is also used to eliminate suspects and identification of bodies.

DNA can be used to mark property and aid recovery from the thieves. More