The Brentwood Anti-Crime Advisory Committee (BACAC or hereafter referred to as the Committee) was formed by the Council in December of 2007 and began work in February 2008. Five residents of Brentwood volunteered and were nominated to serve in this effort: Shawn Cassatt, Barbara House, Laura Rogers, Xzavier Wright, and Nina Young.
The majority of the Committee’s research was done by interviewing multiple police agents who protect Brentwood and the surrounding areas: the Contract Police and the Mt. Rainier officer who serve Brentwood, the Mt. Rainier Police, a couple of levels of Prince George’s County Police and the Park Police. The committee also interviewed representatives of Neighborhood Watch, Mt. Rainier-Brentwood-Hyattsville Boys and Girls Club, and Congressman Van Hollen’s