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Running Head: D.E.A Criminal Agency
Mary M. Caustrita
Criminal Justice
Robert Bayless
December 1, 2017
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Running Head: D.E.A Criminal Agency
D.E.A Criminal Agency
Introduction
Lindenmayer et al., (2006) stated that management principles are the essential, underlying
factors that form the foundation of successful management. Henri Fayol, (1916) come up with
fourteen principles of control in his book General and industrial management. These tenets of
administration have been applied in many fields of business to help solve issues. In this paper,
management principles will be used in justifying an allocated budget for the D.E.A criminal
agency. D.E.A is the Drug Enforcement Administration criminal agency based in the United
States of America. The mission of the organization is to control laws substances and regulate the
United States and also to look into criminal and civil justice system of the United States. The
primary organization objection is to bring to justice any organization, principal members who
have been involved in manufacturing, distribution of controlled substances appearing in or
destined illicit traffic in the United States. DAE criminal agency must ensure the United States of
America is free from drugs or substances that cause, and it is highly supported by the
government of the United States of America. The DAE criminal agency is headed by an
administrator and a deputy administrator, for one to acquire those two posts in the company the
president through the advice of the Senate point you. The agency operates 89 foreign offices in
68 nations, 221 domestic positions, and it is organized into 21 local field division, and it works
based on the United States Constitution.
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There is a lot of duties a located to DAE agency departments by the government of the United
States whose central mandate is to protect the people of by ensuring that they live in a country
that is free from drugs and other illicit substances. One of its assigned duty is to locate, disrupt
and dismantle drug traffickers and money laundering organization. To achieve this set goals the
DEA team has to work together with another group such as Priority Targets Organization (PTO),
Consolidated Organizational Priority Targets (CPOTs) the DEA uses these firms to corporate
and as they help them prevent drugs from ending up in the hand of terrorist teams. Another
organization the DEA works closely with is the intelligence activities and information, as they
help, will relevant information about those who deal with illicit drugs. For all these events to
push through DAE needs to have an annual budget which it represents to the department of
finances in the government.
Clear summary of budget proposal
Figure 1
Drug Enforcement
DAE-Division Control
Administration –S&E
Fee
Pos.
Pos.
FTE
Amount
FTE
Amoun
t
Total
Pos.
FTE
Amount
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2015 Appropriation
8197
6,58
2,033,32
[1,497
7
0
]
1356
366,68
8179
7943
2,400,000
0
2015 sequester Cut
0
0
0
0
0
-26,855
0
0
-26855
2015 Enacted with
8,197
6587
2033320
[1497]
1356
339825
8197
7943
2373145
2016 Enacted
8302
6587
2080000
[1497]
1356
371514
8302
7943
2451514
2016 sequester cut
0
0
0
0
0
-25024
0
0
-25024
2016 Enacted with
8302
6587
2080000
[1497]
1356
346490
8302
9743
2426490
2017 Request
8355
6614
2102976
[1652]
1485
382662
8355
8099
2485638
Change 2017 from
53
27
22976
155
129
36172
208
156
59148
0
0
0
[100]
100
0
[100]
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
25024
0
0
25024
0
0
0
[100]
100
25,024
[100]
100
25024
0
0
9801
0
0
2064
0
0
11865
rescissions
rescissions
2016 Enacted
Technical
Adjustment
TA-Adjustment to
revise Base
Restoration of 2016
Sequester
Total Technical
Adjustments
Base adjustments
Pay &Benefits
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D Rent &facilities
0
0
1046
0
0
135
0
0
1181
Other Adjustment
0
0
141
0
0
20
0
0
161
Foreign Expenses
0
0
4116
0
0
55
0
0
4171
Total Base
0
0
15104
0
0
2274
0
0
17378
8302
6587
2095104
[1597]
1456
373788
8302
8043
2468892
insider threat
11
6
7561
0
0
0
11
6
7561
Heroin enforcement
42
21
12483
0
0
0
42
21
12483
Rightsizing
0
0
0
[55]
29
8874
[55]
29
8874
53
27
20044
[55]
29
8874
53
56
28918
0
0
-12172
0
0
0
0
0
-12172
Subtotal, program
0
0
-12172
0
0
0
0
0
-12172
decreases
53
27
7872
[55]
29
8874
53
56
16746
Adjustments
2017 current services
Program changes
increase:
Cyber security and
Subtotal, program
increase
Decreases:
Program and /or
administrative
savings
Total program
changes
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2017 request
8355
6614
2102976
[1652]
1485
382662
8355
8099
2485638
0
0
-6192
0
0
0
0
0
-6192
rescission
8355
6614
2096784
[1652]
1485
382662
8355
8099
2479446
Change 2017 from
53
27
16784
155
129
36172
208
156
52956
Unobligated balance
rescission
2017 request with
2016 enacted with
rescissions
Source: ("Drug Enforcement Administration DEA", 2017)
Figure 2
Drug Enforcement Administration-S&E
(Dollars in Thousands)
Comparison by activity and 2016 Enacted
2017 current services
program
Pos.
FTE
Amount
Pos.
FTE
Amount
International Enforcement
1074
934
466364
1074
934
472391
Domestic enforcement
7202
5631
1610179
7202
5631
1619226
State and local assistance
26
22
3457
26
22
3487
Total
8302
6587
2080000
8302
6587
2095104
Reimbursable FTE
0
1124
0
0
1127
0
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Balance rescission
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grand Total
8302
7711
2080000
8302
7714
2095104
Figure 2 (i)
Comparison by
2017 total program changes
2017 request
activity and
Pos.
FTE
Amount
Pos.
FTE
Amount
0
0
-4520
1074
934
467871
53
27
12397
7255
5658
1631623
0
0
-5
26
22
3482
Total
53
27
7872
8355
6614
2102976
Reimbursable FTE
0
0
0
0
1127
0
Balance rescission
0
0
-6192
0
0
-6192
Grand Total
53
27
1680
8355
7741
2096784
program
International
Enforcement
Domestic
enforcement
State and local
assistance
Source: ("Drug Enforcement Administration DEA", 2017)
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Figure 3
DEA-Diversion Control Fee
(Dollars in Thousands)
Comparison
2016 Enacted
2017 current services
by activity
Pos.
FTE
Amount
Pos.
FTE
Amount
1497
1356
346490
1597
1456
373788
1497
1356
346490
1597
1456
373788
0
0
0
0
0
1356
346490
1597
1456
373788
and program
DEADiversion
Control
Total
Reimbursable 0
FTE
Grand Total
1497
Figure 3 (i)
2017 total program changes
2017 request
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Comparison
Pos.
FTE
Amount
Pos.
FTE
Amount
55
29
8874
1652
1485
382662
55
29
8874
1652
1485
382662
0
0
0
0
0
29
8874
1652
1485
382662
by activity
and program
DEADiversion
control
Total
Reimbursable 0
FTE
Grand Total
55
SOURCE: ("Drug Enforcement Administration DEA", 2017)
Principles of management
From the DEA budget proposal, it is clear that management principles have been applied to come
up with a reasonable budget.
Division of work
One of the management principles is a division of labor, through the DEA budget it is seen on
how money is divided based on departments that are in the DEA agents. It is because different
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people have different skills when it comes to specialization they also have different expertise
level that makes them be ranked in levels. Through this division of work, it is more accessible to
a locate money as creating a budget for a small department is easy. Division of labor promotes
efficiency at work and increase output, increase speed and accuracy. Through the division of
work, DAE can achieve its set goals in working towards a drug-free country. For example in the
budget figure 1, clearly shows that there is a division of work in DEA criminal agency.
Authority and responsibility
Authority is defined as the highest ranked position in an organization; every organization needs
people in the thigh area so that they can oversee the running of the business. Responsibility is
what an individual is supposed to deliver in a group. Through the DEA budget, it is clear that it
is an organization that has proper management that where people work and healthily relates with
others. Through the administration, the authority has the mandate to ensure that they keep track
of performance which is possible if authority and responsibility are brought in together in an
organization. The DEA budget has (fig 1) has a record of the organization budget of 2015 which
shows that both authority and responsibilities are enjoined in this agency.
Discipline
Discipline is one among an essential principle of management; it is a core value of most
organization mission and vision. It is a drive that helps individuals to do the right thing at the
right time even without being supervised. In an organization like DEA, it requires self-driven
discipline to be able to work there. It is through the discipline of the agency that the government
of the United States of America has entrusted them duties which are of great importance to the
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country. In the budget (fig 1) they have been a located money for cybersecurity and insider
threats and also heroin enforcement, whereby this jobs that require a high level of discipline as
they deal with the security of the citizen.
Unity of command
There is unity of command in DEA agency based on the way the budget has been written. By
keenly looking at the budget it is easier to note that it has various departments that where those
who are under them answers to one manager thus bringing unity of command.
Unity of direction
In the DEA agency, there is unity of course as the employees deliver in their based area of
professional. These are because the organization budget contains two departments, but they have
come together and came up with a budget that has the two departments’ needs because the
organization has unity of direction since they have same purpose and goal to achieve.
Subordination of individual interest
Based on Henri Fayol indication personal interest should be subordinated to the benefit of a
company. The DEA has given its employee a good salary as this will improve subordination of
individual attention as the employee will not need to open another agency that offers the same
services just like DEA agency. Through the budget, one can see how the DEA has included its
employee's pay and benefits.
The degree of centralization
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DAE agency is a centralized government agency since it deals with various investigative
activities it has two departments the Drug Enforcement Administration and DEA –Diversion
control fee. Which is also evident even through their budget as they set funds to cater for those
offices needs separately and this gives the organization right balance while dealing with issues.
Scalar chain
DAE agency has the scalar chain, it is run by an Administrator and Deputy Administrator and is
both appointed by the president and the Senate. These two are the ones who are the senior most
in the DEA agent and under them, there are other ranks, and the sequence flows to the lowest
individual in the organization.
Order
The order has been portrayed through the DEA agency budget as in it money for all the functions
and activities that will take place at the department level have been budgeted for and waiting for
allocation approval.
Equity
For an organization to work for a government, there are so many things that must be in place one
of them being equity. It means that employees are treated well and also given their rightful place
in the company. In DEA agency their budget shows that they look at employee equity as there
are departments that work on different grounds.
Social policy
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In finance policy, its goal for the public is to improve equity buy making sure that all have a
voice through the budget process, improve efficiency by addressing agency. Therefore, through
the budget, the organization has raised the sound of its employees.
Social policy implication of the budget
One of the social policy implication that is that the organization centralized thus allowing the
government and another international team to have a say in all their functions. Their budget has
to be discussed by other members who are not part of the group for it to be approved which is an
implication.
Conclusion
In conclusion, this paper has looked into DEA criminal agency budget and how it was drafting
relates to the principals of management. Through the budget, it has easy to realize a lot of things
about the agency by connecting it to the managerial principals. The budget has also revealed how
DEA agency treats its employee and even the value it has on them. It is clear that a budget it is
not just a mere piece of paper, but it can speak volume about an organization and how it runs its
affairs.
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