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Police retention of biometric data

By Andrea Shieber | 27 February 2020

Introduction Before 2012, it was standard practice for the police to take the fingerprints, photograph and a DNA sample (from which a DNA profile was … Read more

Police retention and use of biometric data

By Andrea Shieber | 05 July 2019

Policy issues  The taking, retention and use of fingerprints in the investigation and detection of crime can be traced at least to the early years … Read more

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