Anti theft disable lock switch

Hi guys, 
dont think or know if this is around for the iphones or ipad, but have recently become concerned about the safety of both my iphone and ipad recently, after looking at  the lock switch feature of the phone, i've found that even when the phone is locked, ie turned off....that the phone or ipad can still be shutdown without having to unlock the device first ??
so i'm wondering if it would be possible for apple to create an update so that the phone, ipad or ipod can ONLY be switched off when the phone is being used and completely disabled when the device is locked.   my main reason behind this, is because if i happened to lose my iphone or ipad i would want to maximise my chances of being able to trace my device, either via the....find my iphone app....or give giving the police ample time to be able to track it down.
considering the amount of people who lose their phones every day i'm quite suprised that apple havent addressed the above issue already.
what are your thoughts guys ?

All you would have to do is put it in a metal box or wrap it in aluminum foil to completely rednder it unreachable. There are always going to be ways to foil anti-theft protection

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