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Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) officers carry one of two caskets containing the bodies of slain officers Cornel Grant and Delano Lawrence during their June 15, 2008 funeral at the Hagley Park Road Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston, Jamaica. With just over 1600 murders in 2008, Jamaica is struggling with one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world. While the majority of killings in Jamaica can be traced to armed gang activity, the real roots of the problem are more complicated, including social conditions in poor urban areas of of Jamaica, lack of economic opportunities, a troubled educational system and an abundance of illegal firearms.

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Scott Nelson 2007-8
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Jamaican Violence Project
Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) officers carry one of two caskets containing the bodies of slain officers Cornel Grant and Delano Lawrence during their June 15, 2008 funeral at the Hagley Park Road Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston, Jamaica. With just over 1600 murders in 2008, Jamaica is struggling with one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world. While the majority of killings in Jamaica can be traced to armed gang activity, the real roots of the problem are more complicated, including social conditions in poor urban areas of of Jamaica, lack of economic opportunities, a troubled educational system and an abundance of illegal firearms.