Civil litigation filed against criminal justice agencies is an increasing phenomenon. Due to the proliferation of civil litigation against criminal justice agencies, professors and trainers can no longer just concentrate on the criminal law. As a response, college courses and training have been developed to expose students and practitioners to the civil liability process at the university, community college, and agency levels. This book has been written in an attempt to provide information that will aid in better understanding the civil process. Due to the nature of civil litigation today, students and practitioners must not only have a working knowledge of the criminal law, but also possess a firm grasp of the civil law process. The two systems have distinct differences and implications. In contemporary society, a criminal justice practitioner must know how to function in both systems. Students must be aware that their actions as a practitioner will more than likely be probed by a citizen or a prisoner plaintiff claiming that their actions or inactions deprived them of their constitutional rights. Likewise, practitioners must be continually updated on judicial decisions that affect their job performance. This edition of Civil Liability in Criminal Justice has been updated with 79 new cases, including 12 new United States Supreme Court decisions. The text is written with the needs of college students, academy recruits, veteran practitioners, administrators, and agency trainers in mind. Acquiring a complete understanding of the distinctions of both systems will greatly benefit the reader.