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Ehhh I'd call that a foundational element and not policing as we'd consider it to be today. It was a very limited scope (known criminals, enforcing curfews, and dealing with riots).
Modern policing would be more London in the 1830s as the first police force, with American policing in the 1840s and beyond, with the american roots in the slave patrols from the 1700s.
Earlier models were more based on the mutual pledge system, with groups of families (tithings) have an assigned tithingman, with groups of tithings (a hundred). This became the basis of the constable.
Police and jail replacement for community torture and public shaming.
I guess one way to find out is if you could be a cop? Honestly I would find it difficult which is why I respect a person that steps into that role and trust society to support the laws in place.
Ah, yes, police and prison! So now its state run torture and public shaming, along with the added bonuses of legalized slavery and corporate profiteering.
I would really recommend you learn a bit about what's actually going on. Life isn't paw patrol.