... not have thought this as fair as they did not have these rights. This shows that the Romans tried to prevent crime by making the laws more detailed and by making sure that they had a fair legal system opened to every citizen, if not slaves. Were there any measures they didn't try? Firstly the Romans didn't believe it was the state's responsibility to prevent crime, so they didn't have any police force. They had VIGILES but they were not responsible for catching criminals. The victim could bring the accused to court for a trial and could gather evidence to support his accusation otherwise there was nothing you could do about it. They didn't have prisons, as there was no police force. Who caught the criminals? The victims and their families had to catch the criminals and find evidence on them. For example, if a theft was committed the victim had to gather ...

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