For your final paper, you will be the new Police Chief of Any Town, USA. The Mayor has hired
you because he believes that you are the right person for the job. The former Police Chief was
terminated because of his failure to address community issues and operational issues that exist
in the department.
You are being brought in at the beginning of a new budget cycle. Please prepare an 8- to 10-
page legislative review of your department’s budgetary goals for your upcoming new fiscal year.
In your legislative review, you will identify your departmental priorities in terms of staffing,
reduction of crime, and community policing. Your proposed budget should mirror what your
priorities will be. Your decisions will be based on the following: See attachment for further details on assignment.
This paper must be written in the English language as spoken and written in the US.
Criteria:
Conduct a legislative
review of a hypothetical
department’s budgetary
goals for the upcoming
fiscal year. Identify
departmental priorities,
including staffing, crime
reduction and
community policing.
Propose a budget that
prioritizes the
department’s fiscal year
needs in terms of
staffing, crime reduction
and community policing,
and provide supporting
evidence to justify the
proposed budget.
Propose a budget that
prioritizes the
department’s fiscal year
needs in terms of
staffing, crime reduction
and community policing,
and provide supporting
evidence to justify the
proposed budget.
