Bloomfield: 2 men in foreground, 1 in background talk in dark place. Old black and white photos cover the wall.

New Breed of Cop in New Jersey Keeps Kids on Straight and Narrow

On a Friday night in Bloomfield, N.J., middle school children hang out at Foley Field to watch the high school football team play. 
Officer Marvid Camacho provides security at the game. As the resource officer at Bloomfield Middle School, he knows all the kids in town.
Camacho is a new breed of cop. His role, as he sees it, is to prevent crimes, not just respond to them afterward. He tries to build a connection with kids and give them life lessons that will keep them out of the criminal justice system.