While the primary focus of the work is on American criminology and contemporary criminal justice in the United States, extensive global coverage of other nations' justice systems is included, and the increasing international nature of crime is explored thoroughly. Thorough and wide-ranging, the Encyclopedia covers the following major areas: History of Criminology; History of Legal and Criminal Justice Traditions; Criminal Law; Types of Criminal Behavior; Correlates of Criminal Behavior; Victimization; Measures of Crime; Theories of Criminal Behavior; The Justice System; Cross-Cultural and Global Crime and Justice; Professional Issues; Prominent Figures in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Providing the most up-to-date scholarship in addition to the traditional theories on criminology, the Encyclopedia of Criminology is the essential one-stop reference for students and scholars alike to explore the broad expanse of this multidisciplinary field.