The course investigates the politics of justice reform in global context in two ways: first, by examining the indicators of justice that are used by local and national governments, civil society organizations, and international institutions to induce reform, manage staff, and otherwise "govern" operations in justice; second, by "commensurating" change in systems of justice and governance across a range of cities, countries and institutions. The course is a problem-solving practicum: students will work in teams to compare the structure of problems in different settings and propose solutions to challenges in the measurement of some ailment in a foreign justice system.