Training
The MSCCSP provides sentencing guidelines training and MAGS/GLCT orientation to promote the consistent application of the sentencing guidelines and accurate completion of the sentencing guidelines worksheet. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on-site training is not currently available, but the MSCCSP offers interactive webinar trainings in lieu of in-person training.
Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Updated Instructions Regarding Guidelines-Compliant Binding Pleas (April 2021)
- Webinar Training: Maryland’s Sentencing Guidelines 101
- Law Clerk and Court Staff Orientation Webinar: Update on the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines and MAGS
- MAGS Instructional Videos
- Policy on Information Assistance
2021 Webinars
| Date | Time | Registration | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/2021 | 12:00p | Law clerks and court staff | Law Clerk and Court Staff Orientation: Update on the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines and the Automated Guidelines System |
| 07/28/2021 | 12:00p | Law clerks and court staff | Law Clerk and Court Staff Orientation: Update on the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines and the Automated Guidelines System |
| 03/23/2021 | 4:00p | Judges and staff only | Making Informed Sentencing Decisions: Enhancing Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Knowledge |
| 03/10/2021 | 12:30p | All practitioners | Maryland’s Sentencing Guidelines 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Guidelines and Recent Updates |
| 03/05/2021 | 12:30p | Judges and staff only | Making Informed Sentencing Decisions: Enhancing Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Knowledge |
| 03/03/2021 | 12:30p | All practitioners | Maryland’s Sentencing Guidelines 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Guidelines and Recent Updates |
| 02/26/2021 | 12:00p | MDSAA members | Update Session for the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association |
| 02/25/2021 | 12:00p | MSBA members | Update Session for the Maryland State Bar Association |
| 02/23/2021 | 1:00p | OPD | Update Session for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender |
