Description: "Acts of Darkness" reveals the chilling reality of criminals and the justice system's failures, showing how flawed rehabilitation efforts leave dangerous gaps in public safety. It forces readers to face unsettling truths about the risks we continue to accept.
Review Quotes:
"Thoughtful and provocative. John Hill lifts the veil on the world inside the walls of Canada's Prison and Justice systems based on his knowledge and personal experience. As a journalist who covered this area for almost 20 years, I can says that this book paints an accurate picture of the brutality of life on the inside. It also shows the legal and systemic barriers many prisoners face in trying to "do their time" and return to society. An important read for Canadians who pay billions of dollars for a system that often lacks true accountability." --Maureen Brosnahan Senior National Correspondent CBC News
"Hill has practiced and taught criminal and correctional law for forty years, and the book is divided into some of his standout cases - the bulk of them from the 1990s, which include stories of notorious criminals, wrongful convictions, and oft precedent-setting decisions."
Hill is a measured, straightforward writer who includes a lot of legal details and mentions of paperwork, perhaps an honest reflection of the bulk of a rel attorney's job (versus the network TV version)."
--Eve Thomas, Montreal Review of Books