Economic and financial analysis for criminal justice organizations. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Adrian Doss, William H. Sumrall III, David Hughes McElreath, Don W. Jones.
• Other Names: Doss, Daniel Adrian
• Contents: Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Authors; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Show Me Your License: Introductory Concepts; Chapter 2: Innocent or Guilty? Perspectives of Decisions; Chapter 3: A 25-to-Life Sentence: Strategic Economic and Financial Decisions; Chapter 4: The Restitution Order: Capitalization and Executive Responsibility; Chapter 5: How Do We Slice the Pie? Foundations of Economics; Chapter 6: Tools of the Trade: Foundations of Financial Decisions; Chapter 7: Following the Money: Capital Budgeting. Chapter 8: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later? The Minimum Attractive Rate of ReturnChapter 9: Lucky Number 7: Concepts of Probability and Mathematical Reasoning; Chapter 10: The Odds Are Against Us: Probability Distributions and Mathematical Reasoning; Chapter 11: Is This the Line? Queuing Theory; Chapter 12: Risky Business: Sensitivity and Scenario Analyses; Chapter 13: Not 007, But ... Bond Analysis; Chapter 14: Buy Low or Sell High? Stock Analysis; Chapter 15: How Do We Measure Up? Ratio Analysis; Chapter 16: Buyer Beware: Leasing versus Purchasing. Chapter 17: Is It Worth Your Time? Cost-Benefit and Break-Even AnalysesChapter 18: The Crystal Ball: Predictive Analysis; Chapter 19: How Do We Relate? With Correlation!; Chapter 20: Show Me the Money: Benefits Analysis; Chapter 21: The Shift Briefing: Multiple Perspectives; Appendix A: Additional Techniques of Analysis-Modified Internal Rate of Return; Appendix B: Tickets versus Warnings-Options Analysis; Appendix C: Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) Tables; Appendix D: Analytical Tree Constructs; Appendix E: Bayes Theorem; Appendix F: Hypothesis Testing; Back Cover.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 719 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 330.024/364; Criminal justice, Administration of; Law enforcement; Management; Finance -- Decision making; Criminal justice, Administration of; Finance -- Decision making; Law enforcement; Management; Criminal justice, Administration of; Finance -- Decision making; Law enforcement; Management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1466592079; 9781466592070
• Related ISBNs: 9781466592063; 1466592060
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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