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19 Homicide Stud. 3 (2015)

handle is hein.journals/homcst19 and id is 1 raw text is: Introduction Homicide Studies 2015, Vol. 19(1) 3-5 Introduction to the Special ©2014 SAGE Publications Reprints and permissions: Issue on Measu reme nt sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1088767914560656 issues in Hom icide Research hsx.sagepub.com *SAGE Lynn A. Addington' Measurement of crime and its correlates permeate virtually all of our scholarship, whether or not these concerns are explicitly acknowledged. To accurately test theories, effectively evaluate policies, and rigorously conduct research, attention must be devoted to best practices for measuring the underlying concepts and constructs of interest. Despite the importance of addressing these foundational challenges, articles and studies devoted to exploring measurement issues are not particularly glamorous and can be a bit of a tough sell. Even this special issue got bumped in favor of one addressing a timelier topic on mass murder. As articles exploring measurement topics in depth tend to appear sporadically in the literature, this special issue provides a useful forum to highlight such work in the context of homicide research. In planning this issue of Homicide Studies, we opted for an open call for papers to solicit a variety of perspectives and approaches. We also broadly defined measurement to include murder as well as risk factors and correlates of lethal violence used by researchers. By doing so, we hoped to not only identify where problems lie but also provide a context for understanding the ways these prob- lems may affect outcomes and policy as well as avenues for addressing these limita- tions. The positive and considerable response to the call was inspiring. While we were unable to accept all the papers submitted, we hope that the authors continue their work in this area. We also hope that this special issue encourages other scholars to expand the body of research devoted to explicitly exploring the best practices for measure- ment in the context of murder, in particular, and crime, more generally. This special issue presents four articles that reflect distinct approaches to studying measurement. Homicide researchers willbe familiar with the underlying topics addressed by the first two articles. One concerns the accuracy of a common source of homicide data in the United States and the other a structural correlate frequently considered in 'American University, Washington, DC, USA Corresponding Author: Lynn A. Addington, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Ward Circle 258, Washington, DC 20016-8043, USA. Email: adding@american.edu

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