Sources: Policing

Yes, I made up the Grave Crimes Section. Abbasid era police were an arm of the military with a complex hierarchy of offices and roles. But as far as I know, there was no office of police investigators designated to solve “grave crimes” such as assault and murder. The Sufi Mysteries explore the workings and behaviour of the first line of policing, the court, and penal system as well as extra-judicial policing and courts.