How are disputes resolved within social systems? Focused on this question, this interdisciplinary course presents different perspectives on trials and other methods of adjudicating crimes, settling matters of public policy, and resolving civil disputes among individuals, groups, governments, and organizations. Topics to be addressed include the historical and Constitutional bases for juries and jury trials; alternative means of adjudication, as seen in American drug courts and military tribunals; adversarial, inquisitorial, and consensus-building approaches to dispute resolution used in past and non-western cultures; methods of gathering and evaluating evidence; the role of forensic sciences and technology. Format: Lectures and discussion, three hours per week. Evaluation is based on two exams, a 10- to 15-page paper, and class participation. Enrollment limit: 50.