Policing efforts were private by design Historically

Historically, policing efforts were private by design.  Could the reverse have been true?  Can you envision a context in which the public police model would have been first and private sector justice second?
What other areas in the private sector economy has the private security industry fit and served well?
Does a right to self-help or the calling of a posse still exist?

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