Why didn't the Romans conquer crime?

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Why didn’t the Romans conquer crime?

I am going to write an essay explaining all the factors of Roman life in the crime situation such as their laws and the punishments they gave for committing crimes. Also I will be examining their police force and their prison punishments. And I will finally be explaining the public side to all this and the criminal rates of being caught.

To prove that Romans did try to stop crime I am going to look at this part of their life, as we know the first roman laws to be discovered were the twelve tables (written in Latin).All crime in Rome was dealt with by the emperor and the senate. The crimes would be written down in detail then often reorganized to cover all aspects of crime.  

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When looking back on Rome's punishments you may think that they seem very strange but they were effective e.g.  If you killed your father, you would get put in a sack with a real live snake, a dog and a cockerel and thrown into a river.
If you left the army you would have people throwing rocks at you and be beaten really badly. You could be sent down to the mines where you wouldn't last long or you could get tied to a cross. You might be exiled and lose your Roman citizenship.
When the accused was in court they ...

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