The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) was established by the Twenty Seventh Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in July, 2006.  

IMPACS was established as the implementation arm of a new Regional Architecture for the development and management of the CARICOM Regional Action Agenda on Crime and Security issues.  The Agency is headed by an Executive Director and reports to the CARICOM Council of Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement.

IMPACS has two sub-agencies namely the Joint Regional Communications Centre (JRCC) and The Regional Intelligence Fusion Centre (RIFC). These sub-agencies were formed for the purpose of supporting the Regional Security Strategy for International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup 2007 (ICC CWC 2007). As a result of these sub-agencies successes, Heads of Government at its Eighteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting in St. Vincent & The Grenadines in February 2007 endorsed a proposal for the permanent establishment of the two sub-agencies.

The JRCC is the central clearing house for the Advanced Passenger Information (API) and acts for and on behalf of individual CARICOM Member States for the purpose of pre-screening passengers from air and sea vessels. The RIFC provides intelligence support to key stakeholders in an effort to detect, deter and control crime within the Region.

A Liaison Office was also established as a department of IMPACS to provide critical technical support and assistance in facilitating the fulfilment of IMPACS’ mandate to the CARICOM Regional Framework on Crime and Security. In pursuit of this mandate, the structure of the Liaison Office supports the work of IMPACS through the provision of a platform for the planning, development and implementation of Regional Law Enforcement and Maritime Initiatives.