01481pab a2200169 454500008004000000100002200040245009200062260000900154300001500163362001200178520095700190650003701147650002001184650004001204650002301244773004401267180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBains, Simranjeet  aProjected public expenditure on law enforcement agencies - A case study of Punjab state  c2015  ap.714-729.  aOct-Dec  aPublic expenditure bears the responsibility for sustained economic development. Internal disturbances and high crime rates prove detrimental to the economic health of a nation. The present article is an attempt to ascertain the future trends of crime and public expenditure on police services in Punjab up till 2023. The total police expenditure is highly dependent on total crime in the Punjab state as the value of R2  is 0.885 and, moreover, both these variables have very high degree of correlation to the extent of 0.941. Lastly, some suggestions are made. A future research unit must be established at Punjab Police headquarters. Through the use of environmental scanning and analytical examining of the right data with appropriate forecasting methods, the future research unit may produce forecasts and policy options that allow police department to surmount the odds of preferable future from among the many existing alternatives. - Reproduced.  aLaw enforcement - India - Punjab  aLaw enforcement  aPublic expenditure - India - Punjab  aPublic expenditure  aIndian Journal of Public Administration