The American Samoa Department of Public Safety, formerly the American Samoa Territorial Police, is the police law enforcement agency for

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, which has

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anywhere in the

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. 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.

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conservation officers, and community college police departments are also active in American Samoa. The police on the island carry the

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in 9mm as the standard sidearm.

Corrections

It is in charge of the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF),Feagaimaalii-Luamanu, Joyetter.
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''. 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

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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 {{US-law-enforcement-agency-stub