Chapter Fifteen

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the word budget comes from the french word bougette meaning

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small leather bag

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the budget is all but which of the following

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a purview of chief executives only

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from an administrators standpoint, budget ______ is by far the most complicated stage of the budgeting process

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formulation

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

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conservatively, holding the line on the spending, until fiscal crises have passed

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which of the following is NOT one of the four steps in a budget cycle

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appeal

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which of the following is not a technique for getting budgets approved and appropriated

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if possible, abdicate budgetary control

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which of the following is NOT and objective of the budget execution stage

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to determine which section of the agency is the most popular hard working

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the first steps of preparing a police agency budget is the responsibility of the

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city manager and staff

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approval of a citys budget is a responsibility of the

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city governing board/city council

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financial audits determine whether

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all of the above (financial process, funds spent legally, budgeted amount was exceeded)

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which of the following is NOT an area of budgeting accountability where audits are concerned

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projection

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which of following is NOT a strength of line item budgets

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ease of modifying the status quo

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the key characteristic of a performance budget is that

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relates volume of work to money

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the best known management budget for monitoring the activities of the organization is the _____ budget

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program

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according to certo, the major pitfalls of budgets include all but which of the following?

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the managers trying to execute the budget unilaterally, without assistance from the governing board

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truth in sentencing laws and the abolishment of parole in a state will ensure that

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more people will be growing old behind bars

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some strategies for policy makers to consider for addressing the burgeoning cost of criminal justice activities would include which of the following

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all of the above should be considered

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the primary purpose of financial administration is to convey the fundamental elements controlling fiscal resources through _______ a budget

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formulating and executing

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some of the recent effects on police patrolling due to budgetary cutbacks and rising fuel costs included all but which of the following

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officers being required to keep a log of all of miles driven directly to their governing boards

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which of the following are effects on state courts' budgets by fiscal exigencies

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all of the above (salary freezes, cutting salaries, closing courts completely)

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the budget is a comprehensive plan

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true

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financial administration is removed from politics particularly after a budget request is approved

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false

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most governmental budget cycles operate on a calendar year basis

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false

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the most commonly used type of budget format is the line item format

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true

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the word audit means to verify something independently

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true

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audits determine whether or not funds were spent legally

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true

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a major strength of the line item budget format is that it overlooks history and therefore it fosters long range planning

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false

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

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true

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

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true

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

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false

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the recent financial downturn had to be confronted and caused budgetary adjustments by nearly all branches of criminal justice

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true

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nearly 50 percent of criminal justice agencies have now eliminated their training programs

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false

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by 2009 more than half of the states had slashed their prison funding

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true

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with budget cuts more and more prisoners are given longer sentencing terms and prison populations explode

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false

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cuts in state and local budgets have forced courts to decide whether or not to reduce court services or to reduce security

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true