Michael McGarrity
1939
One of the most renowned writers of our times is Michael McGarrity. Born in 1939, Michael is master when it comes to weaving crime-suspense novels. This could be attributed the fact that he was a deputy sheriff in Santa Fe County with quite a number of accolades under his belt. One of his legacies is founding a Sex Crimes unit that has out seen his time. The New Mexican writer holds honors in English and psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of New Mexico and the University of Iowa respectively. He also graduated from the New Mexico law Enforcement Academy. Michael McGarrity has also worked alongside the New Mexico Public defender’s office as an investigator and case worker. One of the impacts that he has had is the rehabilitation of prisoners through various programs especially after the riot at the New Mexico State penitentiary in 1980. Michael has also played part in passing on law enforcement education to students in a number of universities including the New Mexico law Enforcement Academy. He is known to have published a number of articles concerning therapy for children, drug intervention treatments and programming assessment and evaluation in counseling programs.