Jamaica Constabulary Force

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the national police force of Jamaica. Founded in 1867 under Law 8 of that year during the period of British colonial rule, the JCF was modelled on the Royal Irish Constabulary and intended as a civil body with a military structure. Its primary purpose under colonialism was to secure the stability of the colonial regime rather than to operate by public consent as in Britain.