The concept of measurement is ubiquitous in criminology and criminal justice. In every aspect of our field there are challenges in finding the appropriate measurement of even the most basic concepts. The Handbook of Measurement in Criminal Justice and Criminology provides a comprehensive primer on existing best practice and emerging developments in the study of, and in design research on, crime and criminology. The work as a whole contains chapters on the measurement of criminal typologies, the offenders, offending and victimization, criminal justice organizations, and specialized measurement techniques. Each chapter is written by experts in the field, who provide excellent surveys of the literature in the relevant area. Importantly, each chapter offers a description of the various methodological and substantive challenges that present themselves to those who conduct research on these issues and suggests possible solutions to these problems. An emphasis has been placed on research carried out outside of the United States. This was designed to give the reader a broader, more global understanding of the social context of research in criminology.