| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Brief Account of the Simpson Murder Case | 第8-10页 |
| ·Previous Study and My Research on the Case | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter Two The Trial of Orenthal James Simpson | 第13-19页 |
| ·The Trial Begins | 第13-15页 |
| ·Opening Statements | 第13页 |
| ·Prosecution Put Forward Two Sets of Witnesses | 第13-14页 |
| ·Prosecution’s Disasters | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Dream Team Takes Center Stage | 第15-17页 |
| ·Defense Strategy | 第15页 |
| ·Defense Witnesses | 第15-16页 |
| ·Miscalculations of Defense | 第16页 |
| ·Key Figures Helped Win the Acquittal | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Jury Acquits | 第17-19页 |
| ·Closing Statements | 第17-18页 |
| ·Verdict Announced | 第18页 |
| ·After the Verdict | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Three How Did the Jury Reach the Verdict of Acquittal? | 第19-29页 |
| ·Crucial Elements Resulting in the Acquittal | 第19-25页 |
| ·Prosecution’s Case | 第19-21页 |
| ·Defense Attorneys | 第21-22页 |
| ·Selection of Venue | 第22页 |
| ·Evidence | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Jury | 第24-25页 |
| ·Were the Jury’s Doubts in the Simpson Case Reasonable or Unreasonable?. | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Definition of “Reasonable Doubts” | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Possible Line of Reasoning Employed by Jurors in This Case | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Four Justice Confronts Race, Domestic Violence, Lawyers and Money | 第29-41页 |
| ·Race: Its Influence on the Jury and Public Opinion | 第29-33页 |
| ·Did the Jurors View the Evidence through the Prism of Gender? | 第33-35页 |
| ·Can Money Buy an Acquittal? | 第35-41页 |
| Chapter Five Reforms: Proposals for Juries, Police, and Prosecutors | 第41-49页 |
| ·The Jury System | 第41-46页 |
| ·Should Jury Selection Procedures Be Changed by Limiting or Eliminating Peremptory Challenges? | 第42-43页 |
| ·Should Nonunanimous Verdicts Be Permitted in Criminal Cases? | 第43-44页 |
| ·Should Jurors Be Given a More Active Role during Trial? | 第44-46页 |
| ·Policing the Police and Prosecutors | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Findings | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Trial in Historical Perspective | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
| Appendix A | 第54-58页 |
| Appendix B | 第58-61页 |