Nearly every society has had some kind of police/army/guard to enforce laws.
Big citation needed here. Many societies didn’t have a professional army but rather armed citizens who went to war when needed and had other occupations otherwise. See for example the second amendment which wanted a “well regulated Militia” instead of a professional army. Also this is different from a police force which isn’t universal either. Many watch each other or have rotating shifts or something which isn’t the same as a police that necessarily stands above the law to enforce it.
this link goes into light detail of how laws were written and enforced in ancient times, starting with tribal or clan based blood fueds and eventually turning to a more societal run and funded system.
Big citation needed here. Many societies didn’t have a professional army but rather armed citizens who went to war when needed and had other occupations otherwise. See for example the second amendment which wanted a “well regulated Militia” instead of a professional army. Also this is different from a police force which isn’t universal either. Many watch each other or have rotating shifts or something which isn’t the same as a police that necessarily stands above the law to enforce it.
this link goes into light detail of how laws were written and enforced in ancient times, starting with tribal or clan based blood fueds and eventually turning to a more societal run and funded system.