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KEITH GLADDIS
"It was the Criminal Justice Act of 2003 which led to everyone who is arrested being required to give a DNA sample - despite protests from civil rights campaigners.
The ruling has led to more than 250 serious criminals being convicted after being held for minor offences like drunkenness or theft. The tally includes four murderers, three rapists, six robbers and four sex offenders. "