01318pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001600040245009400056260000900150300001500159362001200174520087500186650002801061650001101089700001601100773004401116180718b2007   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSidhu, H.S.  aThe impact of socio-economic factors on police expenditure - A case study of Punjab state  c2007  ap.267-290.  aApr-Jun  aPolicing a multicultural and highly stratified developing society with acute economic inequity is not easy. Presence of a large police force acts as a deterrent to all sorts of crimes, specially the violent crimes. The present study is an attempt to examine the variations in the nature and quantum of public expenditure on police services in Punjab during different phases of crime. Further an attempt has been made to have a comparative study of Total Police Expenditure in comparison to different categories of crime, total public expenditure, unemployment, population, urbanisation literacy and migration into Punjab. Efforts made to professionalise and modernise the Punjab Police Force contributed to huge costs and a burden on govenment. Every penny spent on police has to be justified by way of direct and indirect benefit occurring to the society. - Reproduced.  aPolice - India - Punjab  aPolice  aBains, S.S.  aIndian Journal of Public Administration