Finance/Budgeting in Justice and Security

Besides being the most responsible for addressing the problem, government officials also have the most to gain from a successful policy proposal. This is why government officials are also this proposal’s target audience. If the homeless population can be reduced or the issue completely resolved to the point where homelessness is no longer an issue, government officials would benefit greatly from the publicity of such success. City officials, given their responsibility, are thus both the key player and target audience for this policy analysis and proposal.

This memo is to serve as description of how the economy can impact projections related to revenues and expenditures in regards to the city budget. Several examples will be provided including explanations on why these items can have a tumultuous effect on the city budget. These examples include the effect property taxes and income taxes had on our fiscal stability as well as how even with proper accounting and financial reporting, the budget still fell victim to the economy.

Failed policies enacted by previous mayors such as Mr. Donald Schaefer resulted in various downtown development projects; part of an economic stimulus plan funded by federal grants and city bonds (Perazzo,2013). Schaefer's administration is singled out since this, according to Perazzo (2013) may have been the focal point of corruption in Baltimore city mayor’s office during the city’s economic decline. Henceforth,

Underfunding is the greatest Challenge that is faced by the Canadian Criminal Justice System. This paper will discuss the Police Forces aging population and the challenges to replace them when they retire, it will also look at the insufficient quantity of officers needed to investigate all crime. The underfunding of the legal aid program and the effects on the courts and family law will be discussed. Finally the effects of long-term underfunding of the countries prison system and its effects on the most vulnerable inmates will also be measured.

Phoenix is the largest capital city of the U.S state of Arizona. It has the population of 1,563,025 people (as of 2015) and it is the sixth most populous city in U.S which is considered the most populous state capital in the United States. It has the population of more than 1 million residents. Phoenix comes under the metropolitan area known as the Valley of the Sun, which is a part of the Salt River Valley. Phoenix budget follows overall zero based budget format in which government starts with zero every fiscal year.

Accounting is a product of many estimates and judgments. It is essentially a rear-view mirror, looking back at what has happened. To add to the problem the view changes with each new accounting period.

How does security work within an organization 's budgeting process? Include at least two common metrics associated with security and an organization 's budget.

Since a company’s’ budget is typically based on knowledge from their financial history therefore, if a budget variance occurs, it can be because inaccurate estimates were done, or one or more factors have changed unexpectedly, and the company need to make some type of adjustments to their budget. Once a company discovered a significant budget variance, they will need to identify the cause, and address it accordingly. For example,

Through the generosity of Cleveland families, including the Gund Family, have generously donated money for the betterment of the city. Foundations work together to support institutions to make Cleveland a more vibrant and lively city; they give money to the art and cultural of the city but also the school and hospitals. The Families and Foundations don’t give money to the city because they have to, they give money because they believed that the City of Cleveland is a part of their universe of obligations. The citizens in Cleveland are responsible for one another and with that mentality we work together towards the improvement of the city we live

For many years cities like Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland to name a few, have been slowly losing population and the end of the decrease still hasn’t been determined yet. The city of Cleveland has been hit with multiple downturns; declining steel mill, massive ford plant shutdowns, increased crime rate, and the inner city school district quality. Coming into this world, we are always striving towards the “American Dream” and for the people in the city; this idea is starting to fade away because of the lack of opportunity for them to succeed. The city council of Cleveland needs to rebuild the industry and fund better schooling in order to prevent thousands of people from leaving.

When someone who isn’t from Philadelphia is asked to picture Philadelphia, they probably picture historic things like the Liberty Bell and the place where our nation's constitution was drafted. Then they’ll probably mention places like South Street and Old City, the more historic and nicer places that Philly is known for. What these people don’t know is that there are many internal problems that encompass the city that are constantly overlooked. These places like West Philadelphia and Northern Liberties have been in constant deterioration for the past couple of years, turning into neighborhoods with low economic standards, leaving them crime infested and in some case abandoned. Now, you ask a person from Philadelphia to describe their city,

New York City is made up of five boroughs, which include the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Within these boroughs, there are high and low-income neighborhoods that contain either high or low status organizational structures or facilities. Each division has their own characteristics and top attractions, such as the Empire State building, Central Park, or Times Square. As New York City may be known for great food and fun attractions, New York faces infrastructure problems within each borough. New York City’s infrastructure funding is limited in lower income neighborhoods, where money needed to upkeep the city goes toward prime tourist’s areas or residents living in high status neighborhoods, such as The Upper East Side of Manhattan, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and Lenox Hill, Manhattan. Moreover, abandoned buildings, poor sewage conditions, and rocky roads and streets are examples of low-income area infrastructure problems that may hinder neighborhood growth both structurally and economically. Harlem, East Brooklyn, and South Bronx are low-income parts of New York that lack new and refined facilities, roads, plumbing, and fundamental structures, which contribute to high crime and arrests.

Budgeting is crucial in the well-being of a company especially the financial health status of a company. In fact, no professionally managed firm would fail to budget, since the budget establishes what is authorized, how to plan for purchasing contracts and hiring, and indicates how much financing is needed to support planned activity. It is routine for a company to budget for its expenses. Expense budgets act as a guideline of how much revenue a company would require keeping the activities running. It is used to set the company’s targets for a certain period.

Budgetary control is part of overall organisation control and is concerned primarily with the control of performance. The use of budgetary control in performance management has of late taken on greater importance especially as a more integrative control mechanism for the organisation. Discuss.

Budget and budgetary control practices though very essential to meeting organizational goals, are mostly hastily and improperly prepared. This eventually leads to unfulfilled budget and budgetary control practices.