2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 52 - STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Section 52:17B
52:17B-66 - Legislative declaration

52:17B-66.  Legislative declaration
    The Legislature of New Jersey hereby finds and declares that a serious need  for improvement in the administration of local and county law enforcement  exists in order to better protect the health, safety and welfare of its  citizens;  that police work, a basic adjunct of law enforcement administration,  is professional in nature, and requires proper educational and clinical  training in a State whose population is increasing in relation to its physical  area, and in a society where greater reliance on better law enforcement through  higher standards of efficiency is of paramount need; that the present need for  improvement can be substantially met by the creation of a compulsory  educational and training program for persons who seek to become permanent law  enforcement officers wherein such persons will be required, while serving in a  probationary capacity prior to permanent appointment, to receive efficient  training in this profession provided at facilities selected, approved and  inspected by a commission created for such purpose;  and that by qualifying and  becoming proficient in the field of law enforcement such persons shall  individually and collectively better insure the health, safety and welfare of  the citizens of this State in their respective communities.

     L.1961, c. 56, p. 542, s. 1.  Amended by L.1965, c. 8, s. 1, effective July 1,  1965.