Paul Harrington

Paper must be 2-3 pages in length (DO NOT GO BY WORD COUNT) Use proper APA citations throughout, 12 point font, double-spaced. Make sure to include subheading between sections. Use references provided below.

Use this media piece:

• Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Paul Harrington. Baltimore, MD: Author.
  Click on the following link for this video’s transcript: Paul Harrington transcript

Application: Paul Harrington: Guilty or Not?

Paul Harrington is a famous offender in the American criminal justice system. Harrington was a Vietnam veteran and a Detroit police officer who was haunted by his experiences in the war. He sought psychiatric help and received medication to help him cope, but in 1975, he shot and killed his wife and two daughters. He was found innocent by reason of insanity and spent two months in a state hospital.

After his release, Harrington remarried and had two more children. He continued seeing a psychiatrist and taking medications, but after experiencing financial troubles, he was unable to finance these expenses. In 1999, he borrowed a gun from a neighbor and killed his wife and one of their sons. This time, he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.

For this Assignment, review the media piece “Paul Harrington.” Examine the Harrington case in more detail and explore possible interventions that might have changed the outcomes of the case.

The Assignment (2–3 pages):

• Explain points in Paul Harrington’s life where proper intervention by the criminal justice system might have prompted a different outcome.
• Explain which interventions might have been effective at each point, and explain why.