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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 396
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(5) STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, INCLUDING TRAINING IN
RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND THE RATIO OF
STAFF TO CHILDREN IN A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY;
(6) THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY,
INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY, VISITORS, TELEPHONE USE, AND MAIL
DELIVERY;
(7) PROHIBITIONS AGAINST THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST A
CHILD; AND
(8) INTERNAL AUDITING AND MONITORING OF PROGRAMS AND
FACILITIES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
2- 136.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT REGULATIONS PROVIDING
STANDARDS FOR NONSECURE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD
COMMITTED UNDER § 3-8A-19 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE.
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
3-8A-02.
(a) The purposes of this subtitle are:
(1) To ensure that the Juvenile Justice System balances the following
objectives for children who have committed delinquent acts:
(i) Public safety and the protection of the community;
(ii) Accountability of the child to the victim and the community for
offenses committed; and
(iii) Competency and character development to assist children in
becoming responsible and productive members of society;
(2) To hold parents of children found to be delinquent responsible for the
child's behavior and accountable to the victim and the community;
(3) To hold parents of children found to be delinquent or in need of
supervision responsible, where possible, for remedying the circumstances that
required the court's intervention;
(4) To provide for the care, protection, and wholesome mental and
physical development of children coming within the provisions of this subtitle; and to
provide for a program of treatment, training, and rehabilitation consistent with the
child's best interests and the protection of the public interest;
(5) To conserve and strengthen the child's family ties and to separate a
child from his parents only when necessary for his welfare or in the interest of public
safety;
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