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}}The '''Sheriff''' is the noble responsible for crude law enforcement until your fortress grows large enough to require a [[Captain of the guard]]. The sheriff will subdue and imprison lawbreaking dwarves.  Without a [[jail]], the sheriff will have no choice but to issue summary [[justice]] in the form of a beating. The sheriff will still perform justice jobs if [[draft]]ed to the military. ''Having a weak sheriff is sometimes a good thing. A sheriff with good strength, training or a [[weapon]] could heavily injure or kill a criminal, which is very bad if said criminal is a legendary dwarf who did nothing wrong, save fail to make the 50 adamantine war hammers a noble demanded.''
The '''sheriff''' is the [[noble]] responsible for crude [[Justice|law enforcement]] until your fortress grows large enough to require a [[captain of the guard]], designated through the [[Nobles screen|{{k|n}}obles screen]]. They will punish lawbreaking dwarves through beatings or imprisonment. Without a [[jail]], jail sentences will be "commuted" to beatings as well.
 
  
When appointing a sheriff, note that having a weak dwarf take the position is sometimes a good thing. A sheriff with good strength or training could heavily injure or kill a criminal who might have done nothing worse than push over a [[quern|handmill]] in anger.
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When your fortress reaches 50 dwarves, the sheriff's position will disappear. A [[Captain of the guard]] must then be appointed as law enforcement agent.
  
When your fortress first elects a [[mayor]] (after reaching 50 dwarves), the sheriff's position will disappear and the sheriff will revert to their normal profession title. A [[captain of the guard]] must be nominated to enforce the law in larger settlements.
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The sheriff can be designated through the [[Nobles screen|{{k|n}}obles screen]].
[[File:sheriff_dwarf.jpg|thumb|350px|center|"This fortress ain't big enough fer th' two of us..."<br><small>''Art by Star Guardian''</small>]]
 
  
 
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