Defined terms: "County" § 1-101

"Inmate" § 1-101 

(H) PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.

"PERMANENT APPOINTMENT" MEANS AN APPOINTMENT THAT HAS
PERMANENT STATUS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 41, § 4-301(b)(6).

The former reference to an appointment having permanent status "as a
correctional, parole, or probation officer as ... defined in this section" is
deleted as inconsistent with § 8-209(a) of this subtitle, which is the only
section of this subtitle that uses the term "permanent appointment" and
 which applies to the permanent appointment of a "correctional officer,

correctional supervisor, or correctional administrator".

REVISOR'S NOTE TO SECTION:

Former Art. 41, § 4-301(b)(3), which defined the term "county", is deleted
as duplicative of the definition of "county" in § 1-101 of this article.

Former Art. 41, § 4-301(b)(5), which defined the term "municipality", is
deleted and the term "municipal corporation" is substituted throughout
this subtitle to conform to Md. Constitution, Art. XI-E.

8-202. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT:

(1) THERE IS A NEED TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM TO BETTER PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE
OF THE PUBLIC;

(2) THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IS TO MAKE
THE COMMUNITY SAFER BY REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME;

(3) ESTABLISHING A CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED POWER TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND PREVENT RECRUITMENT INTO
CRIMINAL CAREERS WILL REQUIRE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED STAFF TO
PERFORM THE MANY TASKS TO BE DONE,

(4) RECENT STUDIES HAVE REVEALED THAT GREATER TRAINING FOR
CORRECTIONAL WORK IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE;

(5) THE NEED FOR TRAINING CAN BE SUBSTANTIALLY MET BY
CREATING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING
CAREERS AS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS;