SecureMitt

According to statistics compiled by the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, numerous law enforcement officers, corrections officers, other public safety officials and civilians are injured and killed each year by suspects who have been restrained utilizing handcuffs, but somehow manage to obtain a weapon and cause harm.

SecureMitt is a product conceived by former law enforcement officers for use primarily by law enforcement officers. SecureMitt was designed to be a compact and lightweight product to be utilized in conjunction with proper and established handcuffing policies and procedures which along with SecureMitt will provide an additional layer of security for the police officer on the street. When used properly SecureMitt will decrease threat/ increase security for the law enforcement community and public in general.

SecureMitt is a product that can also be utilized by crime scene personnel, corrections officers, court personnel, military personnel and hospital personnel. SecureMitt is easy to carry, easy to use and can be used over and over if needed. SecureMitt is rugged and durable and is relatively inexpensive to purchase and maintain. SecureMitt has been designed as a "one size fits all" product.

While initially designed and developed to enhance officer safety, SecureMitt, also serves several other functions. When placed on arrestees' hands after being properly handcuffed, SecureMitt will provide for the preservation of physical evidence found on the arrestees' person. Such an example would be an individual who has been arrested, handcuffed and had SecureMitt placed over both hands. The arrested individual would not have the ability to utilize his hands and fingers to dispose of physical evidence or contraband such as drugs or drug paraphernalia located on their person. If the arrestee is suspected of being involved with the commission of a specific crime such as a sexual assault or firearms violation SecureMitt can be retrieved from the arrestee's hands and the necessary forensic criminal analysis testing can be done to obtain evidence to either prove the arrestees' involvement or to eliminate the arrestee as a suspect in that crime.

When called to the scene of a fatal or near fatal incident, the on scene officers can place SecureMitt over the hands of the victim to collect and preserve trace evidence that could be found on the hands or underneath the fingernails of the victim (s). Such examples of this trace evidence would be hair fibers, body fluids and/or DNA of a suspect or suspects. SecureMitt can be bagged and tagged for analysis at a later date if needed.

If SecureMitt is utilized in an arrest situation on a suspect or suspect's the collection of that suspect or suspect's DNA would be automatic. That particular pair of SecureMitt placed on that specific arrestee could be retained for DNA analysis at a later date by forensic investigators.

SecureMitt can be utilized for officer safety by jail, corrections and court personnel as they transport defendants within a jail setting courtroom setting or a trip to a hospital or medical clinic.

While the product has been patented and prototypes have been constructed, it hasn't yet entered the mass production and distribution stage. We hope to be able to make SecureMitt available to law enforcement agencies all over the world in 2009.