Question 1

Identify the potential pitfalls in budgeting issues that criminal justice administrators must address.

Accepted Answer

-Placing too much emphasis on relatively insignificant organizational expenses.In preparing and implementing a budget,managers should allocate more time to deal with significant organizational expenses and less time for relatively insignificant ones.
-Increasing budgeted expenses year after year without adequate information.Perhaps the best-known method developed to overcome this potential pitfall is zero-based budgeting.
-Ignoring the fact that budgets must be changed periodically.Administrators must recognize that factors such as the cost of materials,new technology,and demands for services are constantly changing and that budgets should reflect that by being reviewed and modified periodically.

Question 2

By 2010,______states had made reductions to their corrections budgets.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Approval of a city's budget is a responsibility of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  city manager and staff. 
B)  chief of police. 
C)  mayor. 
D)  city governing board/city council. 
A)  city manager and staff. 
B)  chief of police. 
C)  mayor. 
D)  city governing board/city council. D

Question 4

During the first 8 or 9 months of the budget year,the prudent administrator will normally attempt to manage the budget:

Accepted Answer

A)  liberally, spending lavishly on everything that is needed. 
B)  conservatively, holding the line on spending, until fiscal crises have passed. 
C)  sporadically, spending lots of money in spurts. 
D)  independently, allowing no one any input into expenditures. 
A)  liberally, spending lavishly on everything that is needed. 
B)  conservatively, holding the line on spending, until fiscal crises have passed. 
C)  sporadically, spending lots of money in spurts. 
D)  independently, allowing no one any input into expenditures.

Question 5

The _________ __________ consists of four sequential steps,repeated every year at about the same point in time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ __________ consists of four sequential...

Question 6

A disadvantage of the program budget format is that it requires tracking time of all personnel by activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

__________ ___________ involves the preparation of a budget to allocate funds in accordance with agency priorities,plans,and programs,and to deliver necessary services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ ___________ involves the preparation of a...

Question 8

Financial administration is removed from politics,particularly after a budget request is approved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss what is involved in each of the four steps of a budgeting cycle.

Accepted Answer

-Budget formulation: planning,anticipate

Question 10

The performance budget format requires managers to justify their entire budget request in detail,rather than simply base it on prior years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The budget is a "comprehensive plan."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Supervision of the budget execution phase is a(n)__________ function that requires some type of fiscal control system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Supervision of the budget execution phase is...

Question 13

The ___________ __________,or a severe,prolonged economic downturn,is said to have officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________ __________,or a severe,prolonged economic downturn,is...

Question 14

Financial audits determine whether:

Accepted Answer

A)  funds were spent legally. 
B)  the budgeted amount was exceeded. 
C)  the financial process proceeded in a legal manner. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  funds were spent legally. 
B)  the budgeted amount was exceeded. 
C)  the financial process proceeded in a legal manner. 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Advantages of the performance budget format are its consideration of outputs,improved evaluation of programs,and its emphasis on efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

From an administrator's standpoint,budget is by far the most complicated stage of the budgeting process.

Accepted Answer

A)  formulation 
B)  approval 
C)  execution 
D)  audit 
A)  formulation 
B)  approval 
C)  execution 
D)  audit

Question 17

Eventually,a consolidated budget is developed for the entire police department and submitted to the ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Eventually,a consolidated budget is developed for the...

Question 18

The budget is all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A purview of chief executives only 
B)  A management tool 
C)  A process 
D)  A political instrument 
A)  A purview of chief executives only 
B)  A management tool 
C)  A process 
D)  A political instrument

Question 19

By 2009,more than half (26)of the states had slashed their prison funding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not an area of budgeting accountability where audits are concerned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial 
B)  Program 
C)  Management 
D)  Projection 
A)  Financial 
B)  Program 
C)  Management 
D)  Projection

Identify the potential pitfalls in budgeting issues that criminal justice administrators must address.

By 2010,______states had made reductions to their corrections budgets.

Approval of a city's budget is a responsibility of the:

During the first 8 or 9 months of the budget year,the prudent administrator will normally attempt to manage the budget:

The _ __ consists of four sequential steps,repeated every year at about the same point in time.

A disadvantage of the program budget format is that it requires tracking time of all personnel by activity.

_ involves the preparation of a budget to allocate funds in accordance with agency priorities,plans,and programs,and to deliver necessary services.

Financial administration is removed from politics,particularly after a budget request is approved.

Discuss what is involved in each of the four steps of a budgeting cycle.

The performance budget format requires managers to justify their entire budget request in detail,rather than simply base it on prior years.

The budget is a "comprehensive plan."

Supervision of the budget execution phase is a(n)__________ function that requires some type of fiscal control system.

The _ ,or a severe,prolonged economic downturn,is said to have officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009.

Financial audits determine whether:

Advantages of the performance budget format are its consideration of outputs,improved evaluation of programs,and its emphasis on efficiency.

From an administrator's standpoint,budget is by far the most complicated stage of the budgeting process.

Eventually,a consolidated budget is developed for the entire police department and submitted to the ____________.

The budget is all but which of the following?

By 2009,more than half (26)of the states had slashed their prison funding.

Which of the following is not an area of budgeting accountability where audits are concerned?

The Study and Scope of Justice Administration

Organization and Administration Principles and Practices

Rights of Criminal Justice Employees

Police Organization and Operation

Police Personnel Roles and Functions

Police Issues and Practices

Court Organization and Operation

Court Personnel Roles and Functions

Court Issues and Practices

Corrections Personnel Roles and Functions

Corrections Issues and Practices

Ethical Considerations

Special Challenges Labor Relations, liability, and Discipline

Technologies and Tools: in an Era of Big Data and the Cloud

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Exam 15: Financial Administration

Identify the potential pitfalls in budgeting issues that criminal justice administrators must address.

By 2010,______states had made reductions to their corrections budgets.

Approval of a city's budget is a responsibility of the:

During the first 8 or 9 months of the budget year,the prudent administrator will normally attempt to manage the budget:

The _________ __________ consists of four sequential steps,repeated every year at about the same point in time.

A disadvantage of the program budget format is that it requires tracking time of all personnel by activity.

__________ ___________ involves the preparation of a budget to allocate funds in accordance with agency priorities,plans,and programs,and to deliver necessary services.

Financial administration is removed from politics,particularly after a budget request is approved.

Discuss what is involved in each of the four steps of a budgeting cycle.

The performance budget format requires managers to justify their entire budget request in detail,rather than simply base it on prior years.

The budget is a "comprehensive plan."

Supervision of the budget execution phase is a(n)__________ function that requires some type of fiscal control system.

The ___________ __________,or a severe,prolonged economic downturn,is said to have officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009.

Financial audits determine whether:

Advantages of the performance budget format are its consideration of outputs,improved evaluation of programs,and its emphasis on efficiency.

From an administrator's standpoint,budget is by far the most complicated stage of the budgeting process.

Eventually,a consolidated budget is developed for the entire police department and submitted to the ____________.

The budget is all but which of the following?

By 2009,more than half (26)of the states had slashed their prison funding.

Which of the following is not an area of budgeting accountability where audits are concerned?

The Study and Scope of Justice Administration

Organization and Administration Principles and Practices

Rights of Criminal Justice Employees

Police Organization and Operation

Police Personnel Roles and Functions

Police Issues and Practices

Court Organization and Operation

Court Personnel Roles and Functions

Court Issues and Practices

Corrections Personnel Roles and Functions

Corrections Issues and Practices

Ethical Considerations

Special Challenges Labor Relations, liability, and Discipline

Technologies and Tools: in an Era of Big Data and the Cloud

Filters

The _ __ consists of four sequential steps,repeated every year at about the same point in time.

_ involves the preparation of a budget to allocate funds in accordance with agency priorities,plans,and programs,and to deliver necessary services.

The _ ,or a severe,prolonged economic downturn,is said to have officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009.