Instruction
1st assignment Resources: Internet, University Library
Find a recent media or news article on the Internet concerning budget issues a police or other public sector agency is currently facing.
Write a 700- to 800-word paper where you:
Give a summary of the article
Outline the type of operating budget utilized by the chosen agency
Discuss challenges faced by leaders in the article in working through the budget issues
Summarize how you as a criminal justice leader would work through the specified budgetary issue you outlined
Include at least two academic sources in your paper, including one from the University Library.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
2nd assignment Resources: Internet, Government and State websites
Conduct research budgets for three different public sector agencies.
Write a 700- to 850-word compare and contrast paper that includes the following:
Describe and give brief overview of the agency such as the size of community, size of agency, and the agency responsibilities.
Describe the type of budget process utilized and process put in place by each agency (City counsel presentations, city manger applications, county board of supervisors)
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the differing budgets
Assess the effects of the differing budgets on the employees, citizens, and external stakeholders affected by budgets and related services
Summarize your findings and make recommendations about the use of differing budgets
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.