Law enforcement in the United States

Law enforcement in the United States is constitutionally vested solely with the states, which is one of the main features of the United States political system.

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Federal Police
Established in YEAR, the Federal Police Agency ("FPA" / "FEDPOL" / "Bundespolizei") is the uniformed federal police force. It is subordinate to the Federal Department of Interstate Public Safety Affairs (DIPSA).

All personnel on duty wear sidearms. Some units have light aircraft and helicopters to facilitate rapid access to remote border areas and for patrol and rescue missions. A coast guard force forms a part of the GFP. It is equipped with fourteen large patrol craft and several helicopters.

In addition to controlling the external border of the United States, FEDPOL serve as a federal reserve force to reinforce State police that have been overwhelmed dealing with extraordinary emergencies. The FPA guard USNA embassies abroad (State police guard their State's embassies) and several highly trained detachments are available for special crisis situations requiring demolition equipment, helicopters, or combat vehicles. After shortcomings in police procedures and training were revealed by the INCIDENT at the EVENT, a task force known as Sidewinder was formed to deal with terrorist incidents, especially hostage situations. Sidewinder won world attention when it rescued eighty-six passengers on a USNA airliner hijacked in YEAR.

Overall, the FPA is a clearinghouse for criminal intelligence records.

It provides assistance to the States in forensic matters, research, and criminal investigations. It is also the common point of contact for the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). The FPA enters cases only when requested by State authorities, or in cases involving two or more States. The FPA is involved in combating various terrorist gangs, which have plagued the Union since the YEAR.

Others
Two federal agencies involved in security matters are the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) and the Federal Protective Service (FPS). Based in New Adana, the FBI is restricted to the investigation of threats originating abroad. It depends heavily on wiretapping and other surveillance techniques applied to international communications. Such activities are authorized only to counter the danger of an armed threat to the country, but intelligence authorities have pressed for the added power to monitor suspected international traffickers of weapons and drugs.

The FPS is primarily a domestic intelligence-gathering service concerned with espionage, treason, and sedition. It has no powers of arrest and cannot use force, but it carries out surveillance and supplies the FPA and other police agencies with information on opposition parties, international crime, drug trafficking, terrorism, and other illegal activities. Its main office is also in New Adana. Similar offices exist in each State; although they cooperate closely with the federal office, they operate under the control of State authorities.

State agencies
The States are responsible for managing the bulk of the police forces in the United States. Each State has its own police force.

Local agencies
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Federal
The federal Government is without Power to establish a general-purpose law enforcement Agency. Federal-level law enforcement Coordination is provided by a Board of State police Chiefs.

The United States Department of Public Safety coordinates international Operations and may request State police support for criminal Investigations conducted under federal Jurisdiction (such as with respect to Counterfeiting, war Crimes, and offenses against the Law of Nations).

The federal Military of the United States, subordinated to the United States Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, operate a professional military security Service and a military police Service. Responsibility for customs and border Protection in the Territories rests with the United States (the federal Government); otherwise the responsibility rests with the States, usually assigned by the State Legislature to the State Police.

These Services, as well as the armed Forces in general, can be tasked to support the State police Forces in situations where civilian Police resources are insufficient, such as Catastrophes or large-scale Unrest. In such Case, the Military (or part thereof) serve under the Command and Control of the Governor of the State in which they are deployed.

Territorial
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State
The States are responsible for managing the entirety of the police Forces in the United States; and policing in general is a Power exclusively reserved to the States. Each State has its own police Force.

The 18 State police Agencies and numerous municipal police Agencies are the backbone of law Enforcement in the United States. They are not subordinate to federal Authorities; and their commanding Officers report to the head of the respective State or municipal Department of Police, who is a member of the State or municipal Government (Executive).

Local
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Prisons
The United States have NUM detention Facilities with a total capacity of up to NUM prisoners, all operated by the States; or, within the Territories, by the United States Department of Public Safety.

Training
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