The book aims to assess a number of different issues which emerge from this Tribunal which lasted for over six years, completing its work in October 2008. First, it examines in depth the process by which the information came to light and questions why it took the government until 2002 to establish the Tribunal when it was aware of concerns in early 1997. Second, it provides a clear overview of the findings of the Tribunal which were published in 8 reports and over 4,000 pages. Third, it examines the media coverage and discourse of the Tribunal followed by consideration of the political debate concerning the Tribunal. The reforms introduced in recent years are analysed in terms of the recommendations of the Tribunal. Finally, in assessing the impact of the Tribunal, Conway argues that while the Morris Tribunal itself provided a critical account of policing in Ireland of a type never before seen, the opportunity to spark the necessary debate and institute fundamental reforms was lost. By Vicky Conway