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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 483
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(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;
(6) while serving in a probationary capacity, a correctional officer should
be required to receive efficient training provided at facilities that are approved by a
commission that is authorized to approve training facilities; [and]
(7) by qualifying and becoming proficient in the field of corrections,
correctional officers shall individually and collectively better insure the health, safety,
and welfare of the public; AND
(8) CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND
CUSTODY AND SUPERVISION OF MINORS, JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, AND YOUTHFUL
OFFENDERS THAT HAVE BEEN COMMITTED, HAVE BEEN DETAINED, ARE AWAITING
PLACEMENT, OR HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIC AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING FOR THAT
POPULATION.
8-204.
(a) The Commission consists of the following [12] 14 members:
(1) the Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(2) THE SECRETARY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE OR THE SECRETARYS
DESIGNEE AND ONE OTHER OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(1) OF THIS SECTION;
[(2)] (3) the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation;
[(3)] (4) the Commissioner of Correction;
[(4)] (5) the president of the Maryland Correctional Administrators
Association;
[(5)) (6) the president of the Maryland Sheriffs Association;
[(6)] (7) the president of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association;
[(7)] (8) a representative of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, designated
by its Director;
[(8)] (9) the Attorney General of the State;
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