3812

JOINT RESOLUTIONS

careers in law enforcement in response to the shortage of law
enforcement personnel; and

WHEREAS, Similar programs for recruitment of high quality
individuals through the Reserved Officer Training Corps and
Teacher Training Scholarships have proved effective in reducing
shortages in these areas; and

WHEREAS, This new form of recruitment for law enforcement
careers would assure that the vast numbers of new persons seeking
careers in this area would be men and women of high quality and
training; and

WHEREAS, The National Institute of Justice has established
funding for research grants to study this concept in 7 states;
and

WHEREAS, The National Institute of Justice has stated that

the State of Maryland would be eligible for grant of

approximately $40,000 to $50,000 to participate in the study; and

WHEREAS, The study is scheduled to be completed by May 4,
1984; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
Governor is urged to request the National Institute of Justice to
include the State of Maryland on the law enforcement corps
feasibility study; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Governor should request the funding
provided for the study by the National Institute of Justice; and
be it further

RESOLVED, That the Governor request the Maryland Criminal
Justice Coordinating Council to conduct and provide staff for the
study; and be it further

WHEREAS, The presence of well-trained and educated police
officers in increasing numbers would greatly aid efforts to
mobilize the entire community to fight the criminality that is
undermining our way of life; and

WHEREAS, The National Institute of Justice   is supporting a

research endeavor to determine the feasibility of     undertaking a

Police Corps Scholarship Program by interested   state and local
governments; and

WHEREAS, This effort is directed to the legal, fiscal,
training, and other administrative issues which need to be
identified and resolved either prior to or as part of the
implementation process; and

WHEREAS, The National Institute of Justice has established
funding for research grants for states to study the concept of a
Police Corps Scholarship Program, and studies are now being
undertaken by 7 states; and