Wendy Dutenhoeffer

Inside the Badge •by Wendy Dutenhoeffer•January 22, 2013

Do You Use Electrical Appliances While You're In the Tub?

Finance, accounting, budgets, and purchasing procedures exist for a reason. As boring as these "instruction books" may be, they are for your own protection. It's their goal to keep you from dropping your "financial toaster" in a tub of hot, greasy, water.

Articles•by Wendy Dutenhoeffer•August 7, 2012

Stretching Your Budget In a Recession

Law enforcement agencies with budgets strained by the current recession need a strategy for maximizing their purchasing power and stretching every dime. The following is a look at some ways that the average law enforcement agency can stretch its budget.

Inside the Badge •by Wendy Dutenhoeffer•April 24, 2012

Why Budgets Matter

Some officers don't think budgets affect them, so why should they care? I've even heard budgets compared to diets. Seriously? Budgets are important in every aspect of our lives. Ignoring them doesn't change their importance. Inaction may cause panic.

Inside the Badge •by Wendy Dutenhoeffer•March 16, 2012

5 Tips for Funding New Patrol Equipment

What should you do when you've been told there isn't enough money to purchase equipment? Re-allocation is often the solution. These five tips outline a budgetary fiscal-fitness program that can move equipment budgets from flabby to fit.