The Department of Justice, elected officials and law enforcement organizations should continue to work with community organizations to address police misconduct and provide the resources needed to increase community outreach and education. Police misconduct, particularly when based on race or other biases, needs to be more effectively addressed. Hate crime victims cannot be expected to report incidents to police if the misconduct of rogue officers is ignored. Journalists, editors and producers need to treat anti-Asian violence with the same concern and interest as they treat hate incidents involving other victims. Journalist associations and other media organizations need to educate their members as to the realities of anti-Asian violence so that they are accurately represented in media coverage.
Support needs to be provided to community organizations to monitor media and work with journalists.
Television and other entertainment media need to institute measures to increase the inclusion of APAs in non-stereotypical roles. News agencies need to improve their coverage of the APA community, particularly of anti-Asian violence. Continuing negative stereotypes make Asian Pacific Americans vulnerable to hate crimes. Community-based organizations need resources to monitor media and to work with the entertainment industry to ensure that all segments of the industry are educated about the problem. The Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice must be given adequate resources to follow-up on mediation efforts.