The English origins of the modern jury : from trial by ordeal to the decline of the "little parliament"
Criminal and civil juries in America from colonial times to the present day : evolution, a heroic role, and controversy
A jury of peers : democratic goals
Jury selection : juror bias, juror challenges, and trial consultants
Problem cases : pretrial publicity
The tasks of the jury : evidence evaluation and jury decision-making processes
Judging the jury : evaluating jurors' comprehension of evidence and law
Trials in a scientific age : juries judging experts
Judging criminal responsibility : erroneous convictions, the CSI effect, and the victim's role
Deciding insanity : mad or bad?
Jury nullification : the war with the law
Death is different : juries and capital punishment
Civil liability : plaintiff vs. defendant in the eyes of the jury
Deciding compensatory damages : million dollar questions
Punitive damages : coffee spills and Marlboro cigarettes
Juries and medical malpractice : antidoctor, incompetent, and irresponsible?
Concluding : the verdict on juries.