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Best of the blogs - 19 October 2020

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Here are our most read blogs this week in case you missed them…

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  2. CJEU decides against UK government on data protection

  3. Witness evidence and the malleability of memory

  4. Debunking stereotypes of criminals

  5. UWOs change the role of law enforcement agencies

 

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