Criminal Justice Archives - Alisha Camacho

Policing Baltimore’s Federal Hill when you’re not the police

July 4, 2024

Brian Askew and Lt. Aaron Colyns, in uniform, stand side by side facing the Baltimore cityscape at night, backs to the viewer, vigilant and watchful.

Rachel McCrea and I shadow Brian Askew, a special police officer hired by citizens to protect a neighborhood in Baltimore City, amid police shortages.

Fewer people want to become police officers. What can be done about it?

July 4, 2024

Robbie Wright speaks with three students. The back of his shirt reads, “RECRUITER.”

I worked with Capital News Service reporters to explore why Maryland police departments are struggling to find police officers, contributing reporting, data analysis and editing.

More companies in Maryland hiring private security guards to ward off crime

July 4, 2024

Alex Godfrey stands in front of Ross Dress For Less, looking out into the Laurel Lakes Centre parking lot on a sunny afternoon.

In this piece, Rachel McCrea and I dive into Maryland’s private security guard industry as part of a Capital News Service investigative series.

We are ‘absolutely’ in a crime emergency, council member Robert White says, as he introduces public safety bill

October 5, 2023

Council member Robert White stands behind a podium, next to an American Flag, as he gives his speech.

Council member-at-large Robert White introduces Whole Government Response to Crime Act of 2023 in response to ongoing public safety concerns.