Social Justice Question

Wk 4 Presentation: Evaluating Budget Errors

Homework Content 

Anticipating and avoiding critical missteps in the planning, implementation, and accounting of a capital budget are crucial skills when developing a budget. In this assignment, you will explain the importance of creating guidelines to ensure fiscal responsibility and discipline.

Review the following resources before completing your assignment:

Watch èen a Bridge Falls,,ocated in the Week 4 University Library Resources. This video provides a synopsis of the critical errors that may have led to the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis.

Review the inneapolis Interstate 35W Bridge Collapse” resource guide for legislative reports and documents related to the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse. 

Review Ch. 7, ápital Budgeting, Time Value of Money, and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Process, Structure, and Basic Tools,/f Fiscal Administration. This chapter explains concepts related to processes and guidelines for managing capital expenditures in a budget.

Watch “How to Make a Presentation.” Review the presentation tips provided in this tutorial before completing the assignment.

Imagine that you are a criminal justice employee responsible for managing a budget at your agency. You have been asked to present to the budget planning team errors in budgeting so that your agency can avoid making these errors in your next budget proposal.

Create a 6- to 8-slide presentation on the errors made in the planning and implementation of the capital budget related to the Minneapolis bridge collapse. 

Include the following headings and topics in your presentation:

Capital Budget

Describe key steps that should be followed when developing and managing a capital budget.

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse 

Describe 2àbudgetary issues that led to the bridge collapsing.

Explain how these budgetary issues could have been prevented.

Capital Budget Processes in Criminal Justice

Explain the cost-benefit analysis process that should be followed when determining whether to fund a capital improvement or expenditure.

Explain how the time value of money concept should be applied to the capital budget process.

Cite at least 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines

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.Exam Content

As a supervisor in a criminal justice agency, you may be responsible for proposing and implementing initiatives or programs that can support their police departmentàmission or goals. Budgeting experience will help you show stakeholders and partners the costs and benefits of supporting your ideas. 

In this assessment, you will synthesize what you have learned in the course to propose a budget for a criminal justice initiative of your choice.

Assessment Deliverable

Select a criminal justice initiative that is of interest to you.

Create a 2-part budgeting proposal (presentation and executive summary) in which you propose a budget for the initiative, align it to outcomes, and provide a strategy for budgeting accountability.

Develop your proposal as though you are a criminal justice professional responsible for putting together a budget presentation for a supervisor.

Part 1: Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation that includes the following headings and topics:

Initiative Objectives 

Summarize the initiative you would like to implement.

Identify the criminal justice domain (law enforcement, courts, corrections) and level of government (federal, state, local) for which the initiative is suitable. 

Justify the initiative by explaining why the initiative is necessary or useful to the organization. Incorporate relevant details related to the organizationàmission statement.

Budgetary Costs

Estimate the total cost of the initiative. 

Explain the direct and indirect costs associated with the budget. 

Include direct and/or indirect expenditures and their associated costs (e.g., salaries/wages, facilities, equipment, material/supplies, travel, consultants).

Include capital expenditures.

Budgetary Sources

Explain the budget source(s) you will use for the initiative. Include details related to public sector funding and other relevant sources of funds.

Budgetary Approach

Analyze how a performance-based budget approach will support the budget proposal. Note: Review Table 6-1 in Ch. 6, µdget System Reforms: Trying to Make Better Choices,/f Fiscal Administration.

Identify 2àdesired performance outcomes of the initiative.

Explain the budgetary costs required to track and meet the desired performance outcomes.

Accounting 

Explain how you will ensure consistent accountability and transparency in the budget process.

Explain how the budget will be audited or reviewed and the review process. 

Explain how you will measure outcomes or progress of the initiative through the budget.

Explain strategies you will use to reduce or prevent errors.

Part 2: Write a 260- to 350-word executive summary in which you:

Summarize your initiative and budget proposal.

Provide 1 action steps your supervisor should take to approve the budget for the initiative. 

Cite at least 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Submit your presentation and executive summary.