The leadership of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), specifically Secretary Vincent Schiraldi, is facing scrutiny over its handling of juvenile crimes. Against a backdrop of calls for his removal, Schiraldi has vowed to keep his position, stating, “My job is to make it safer, and I’ll stay in this job as long as I’m allowed to,” in an intervention with 11 News Investigates. Schiraldi is contending with the fallout from a series of recent violent crimes involving minors, including arrests connected to a homicide and a separate shooting incident, as per WBALTV.