• Source: Jamaica Rural Police Force

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




References

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• Jamaica Rural Police Force
• Jamaica Constabulary Force
• Island Special Constabulary Force
• Jamaica
• History of Jamaica
• Kingston, Jamaica
• Human trafficking in Jamaica
• Law enforcement in Suriname
• Colony of Jamaica
• List of police tactical units