International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP)

ICITAP's mission is to protect human rights, combat corruption, and reduce the threat of transnational crime and terrorism, in support of U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives. The organization is situated within the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and has become an internationally recognized leader in law enforcement development worldwide since its creation in 1986. ICITAP's programs are funded and authorized by interagency agreements between ICITAP and U.S. government partners, including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The organization focuses on key DOJ concerns, including international terrorism and transnational crime, and supports DOJ and U.S. government missions through its development activities and participation in foreign assistance planning efforts. ICITAP's reach has grown to encompass programs in more than 30 countries, with a range of functions including police, corrections, security, and forensics. ICITAP's development strategy focuses on long-term, comprehensive, and sustainable reform. When possible, the organization integrates its programs with those of its sister agency, the DOJ's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training, and works with other federal law enforcement agencies to develop all three pillars of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. ICITAP's federal staff brings a range of law enforcement experience to the organization's work, with more than half of the staff having worked in U.S. federal, state, and/or local law enforcement agencies for an average of 20-plus years. ICITAP's areas of expertise include law enforcement subject areas such as organizational development, terrorism and transnational crime, criminal investigations, public integrity and anticorruption, and specialized and tactical skills. The organization uses a range of program delivery methods and tools, including pre-program assessments, program plans and reviews, training curricula development, platform and on-the-job training, seminars and workshops, internships abroad, train-the-trainer programs, mentoring, equipment donations, and technology acquisition and implementation. ICITAP has participated in the majority of U.S. and international peacekeeping operations, including those in Bosnia and Herzegovina, East Timor, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, and Panama.