How accurate is this post on crime and punishment in Ancient Rome?

by ergzay

Link in question: https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/9sbznf/how_did_police_work_in_ancient_rome/e8oa4oj/?context=1

Specifically I'm wondering about the points about how there wasn't really police per-say and the overall comments on how law and justice for criminals is carried out. Also I'd like someone to expand on what happens to poorer people without connections described there.

sunagainstgold

Hi there,

Could you please summarize for our readers what particular points you're interested in verifying? It's quite unfair to ask people to read a chunk of text (listen to a podcast, watch a video, etc) AND THEN take the time and effort to write a full AskHistorians answers. Please ask about the things you specifically want to know, not "is it accurate."

Thanks!