Jamaica Rural Police Force

Jamaica Rural Police Force (District Constable)
Abbreviation	JRPF, DCF
Motto	Serve, Protect and Reassure
Agency overview
Employees	1475
Jurisdictional structure
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Dr. Matthew Smith Barret, PhD, Commissioner
Facilities
Stations	189
Website
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The Jamaica Rural Police Force (JRPF), also known as the District Constable (D.C.), is an auxiliary police force that supports the Jamaica Constabulary Force. District constables are appointed by the Commissioner of Police and are attached to a specific police station. Both men and women can serve can be chosen to work as a district constable. Like police officers in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, officers in the Jamaica Rural Police Force have authority in all areas in Jamaica.

Role

District Constables perform community policing and patrolling the local communities they are assigned to in order to decrease the amount of crime that happens. District Constables often reside in one of the communities that is part of the area they are responsible for.

As of March 2016, the JRPF was estimated to have around 1,325 officers. District Constables are paid $61,000 monthly .

Uniform

Since 2009, Jamaica Rural Police Force officers are allocated uniforms. Men wear a light blue shirt and dark blue pants, while women wear a light blue blouse and a dark blue skirt. The blouses and shirts have the Jamaica Constabulary District Constable crest on them.

Training

Individuals recruited into the Jamaica Rural Police Force undergo 4–6 weeks of basic training at the Jamaica Police Academy, that is located in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

District Constables training is composed of:

• Law education
• Policing methods
• Community policing
• Firearms education
• Defense strategies

See also

• Island Special Constabulary Force
• Jamaica Constabulary Force
• Jamaica Police Cadet Corps
• Jamaica Defence Force