Bains, Simranjeet creator text xu| 2015 continuing ng p.714-729. Public 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. Law enforcement - India - Punjab Law enforcement Public expenditure - India - Punjab Public expenditure Indian Journal of Public Administration 180718