Abstract: DNA has gone big. Not only is our genome increasingly subject to surveillance, but DNA data are also analyzed with ever-changing digital instruments. Genomic analyses and predictions have become inseparable from sophisticated technologies that produce knowledge in criminologically relevant arenas including anything from prevention to forensic lab work and justice. Taking its vantage point in early criminological practices of measuring and counting, this chapter traces how DNA has risen to become a central type of biodata in today’s surveillance societies.
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