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Problem

You are preparing to appear before the State Budgeting Commission. You are required to choose a type of budget format or a combination from your textbook; justify the type or combination of types you have chosen based on comparative strengths and weaknesses; consider, also, the general costs of your agency including, programming, payroll, materials, product and/or services, quality, tools and equipment, transportation, facilities and other costs you deem appropriate; consider how to identify and decrease waste; include at least two new technological tools outlined in this module and justify this new cost. Your state has a $100,000,000 budget for all of its criminal justice agencies. You will be contending for your share of the budget and will have challenges from state leadership as well as the other agencies that may feel you are asking for too large a share of the criminal justice budget. Now consider that your Governor has indicated his strong support for reformed sentencing and drug laws, alternatives to incarceration, and more emphasis on COPPS. Include these political priorities in your budget planning. Your budget hearing is also open to the public and robust attendance is expected. Public questions are taken after each agency makes its yearly budget request. There has been an increase of gang violence in your state and recently, there was a shooting at one of the courthouses. Two people were killed inside the courtroom. Also note that last year, corrections went 10% over budget even though the correction officer to inmate ratio decreased.

The question is.....

Who is your audience (hint: think broadly), and how do you prepare for this presentation? Finally, do not lose sight of your agency's mission.