SJ+Crime+and+Punishment+law+enforcement

Rome hired local people as watchers to guard the border. In Rome itself, Urban Cohorts were like our police force.

During the reign of Augustus, a system was used where there were 14 wards. The wards were protected by 7 squads of 1000 vigiles. These vigiles put out fires and were night watchmen.

Punishments were proportional to the crime, but a slave got a worse punishment as they were considered property and without rights.

Some punishments were being put in a sack and tossed in the river and becoming a gladiator in the Colosseum.