The American Samoa Department of Public Safety, formerly the American Samoa Territorial Police, is the police
law enforcement agency
A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.
Jurisdiction
LEAs which have their ability to apply their powers restricted in some way are said to operate within a jurisdiction.
LEAs ...
for
American Samoa, which has
jurisdiction anywhere in the
territory. It was created to protect the lives and property of American Samoans. The DPS has police, corrections and fire divisions.
The Department of Public Safety was established in 1978 under Public Law 16-29. It brought together the police system, fire, Correctional Facility, and the Office of Motor Vehicle, which was responsible for the licensing and registration of vehicles.
Airport police
Airport police units are a security police agency assigned to perform law enforcement functions at airports. They provide a wide range of law enforcement duties and responsibilities including patrol, investigation, traffic flow management, and cont ...
,
port police conservation officers, and
community college police departments are also active in American Samoa.
The police on the island carry the
Glock 17 in
9mm as the standard sidearm.
Corrections
It is in charge of the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF),
[Feagaimaalii-Luamanu, Joyetter.]
Governor Visits Am. Samoa’s Tafuna Correctional Facility
. '' East-West Center''. December 10, 2013. Retrieved on December 9, 2015. the sole correctional facility in the territory.
In 2008 former Tafuna warden Mika Kelemete, along with a prison guard at Tafuna, received a civil rights violation prison sentence from U.S. federal authorities.
Former American Samoan Prison Warden and Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved on December 9, 2015.
References
External links
American Samoa Department of Public Safety
State law enforcement agencies of the United States
Government of American Samoa
State corrections departments of the United States
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