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added tag, clarified the question is not about stateless societies
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Can society (under state rule) function without police?

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Really minor clarification to try and resolve the "opinion-based" objections.
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Minneapolis has voted to disband its police department. This is in response to the BLM protests.

Every developed society in the world has police forces. The police are one of the statestate's institutions tasked with enforcing the state’s laws. Can a society reasonably functionAre there any examples of states (as opposed to anarchic societies) functioning without a police force? What form did law enforcement take in those states?

Minneapolis has voted to disband its police department. This is in response to the BLM protests.

Every developed society in the world has police forces. The police are one of the state institutions tasked with enforcing the state’s laws. Can a society reasonably function without law enforcement?

Minneapolis has voted to disband its police department. This is in response to the BLM protests.

Every developed society in the world has police forces. The police are one of the state's institutions tasked with enforcing the state’s laws. Are there any examples of states (as opposed to anarchic societies) functioning without a police force? What form did law enforcement take in those states?

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