Against carceral data collection in response to anti-Asian violences

• Published in: Big data & society Vol. 8; no. 1
• Main Authors: Kuo, Rachel, Bui, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2021; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Data collection; Hate crimes; Law enforcement; Legislation; Racial violence; Violence; COVID-19; racism; policing; race; Asian American; data collection

This commentary reflects on recent instances of anti-Asian violence and state responses to redress violence through data-driven strategies. Data collection often presents itself as an appealing strategy, due to impacted communities’ desires for evidence and metrics to substantiate political claims....