Image and Legitimacy of Courts --1 -- Distinguishing Characteristics and Functions of Courts -- 3 -- Structure of Courts -- 7 -- Trial Processes and the Role of Rights -- 16 -- Chapter 2 Issues and Controversies -- 33 -- Methods for Selecting Judges -- 34 -- Adversary System versus the Inquisitorial System -- 40 -- Legal Representation for the Poor -- 45 -- Capacity of Citizen-Jurors to Make Judicial Decisions -- 49 -- Accessibility of Civil Courts for Dispute Resolution -- 56 -- Civil Justice Reform -- 62 -- Public Access to Information about Court Cases -- 68 -- Sentencing Reform -- 73 -- Chapter 5 Documents and Statistics -- 131 -- Selected Provisions of the U.S. Constitution -- 132 -- Selected Examples of Additional Statutory and Other Materials -- 136 -- Key Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court Affecting Courts and Trials -- 146 -- Data on Courts and Trials -- 169 -- Chapter 6 Agencies and Organizations -- 177.