Expenditures and Revenues Summary
Resources: A local or state police agency web site; the FBI website (www.fbi.gov)
Choose a local, state, or federal agency (such as a local police department or the FBI).
Locate their most recent budget information. Identify one revenue source and three expenditures for that agency.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word summary describing a revenue source, within a criminal justice or security organization, and three expenditures for that revenue source.
Additionally, address the following:
The impact of the expenditures on the revenue source.
The key players involved.
The influence of political and public policies.
Recommended organizational financial analysis alternatives (what happens if you lose that revenue source?)
Sample Solution
Expenditures and Revenues Summary
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), established in 1908, is an integral part of the Department of Justice. The FBI`s mission is to uphold the law and investigate violations of Federal criminal law and to protect the united states from hostile intelligence efforts. The Bureau also provides assistance to other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies as well as to the public at large. The FBI receives its funding from two primary sources: Congress and reimbursable activities. Congress appropriates funds on an annual basis which represent over 80 percent of the FBI`s annual budget. Reimbursable activities comprise the remaining balance of the annual budget. The resources provided allows the FBI to combat some of the most egregious national security and criminal threats; continue to partner with state, local, tribal, and other federal agencies in a task force environment; and endeavor to keep pace with technological advancements employed by its adversaries. The funding is also imperative in allowing the FBI to retain its most precious assets, its personnel.
