BreAna Bell-Freeman is a master's student in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, College Park. She started her bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Temple University, where she interned at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office in the Homicide Unit. She transferred to the University of Maryland in 2020 and completed her degree in criminology & criminal Justice with a minor in law & society while working as a Pathways Intern for the United States Department of Justice. Preceding her graduate program, she was the chief of staff for a Maryland state delegate, working with residents, legislators, organizations, and lobbyists to pass legislation addressing issues within communities and the criminal justice system. As an embedded analyst, BreAna currently works in the Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center to support the Baltimore Police Department's Consent Decree Unit. Her research interests include systemic community inequality and the disinvestment of marginalized neighborhoods.