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The
American Samoa Department of Public Safety
, formerly the
American Samoa Territorial Police
, is the police
law enforcement agency
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.
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Airport police
,
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.
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Corrections
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It is in charge of the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF),
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the sole correctional facility in the territory.
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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.
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