"I've heard sometimes a noticeable police presence is all that's needed to deter a lot of crime," Rachel says, and inwardly, she's thinking that she never ever thought anyone said n'er-do-wells outside of books. Goodness.

"And it's steady work," she offers, getting back to the matter at hand. "And it at least puts you in a better position to try to protect and help people. That's something."