Asia and Pacific

In the Asia and the Pacific region, the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) is helping police forces adapt to a wide range of contemporary law enforcement challenges. A major focus of ICITAP's programs in the region is supporting efforts to combat terrorism and transnational criminal enterprises through building capacity to conduct complex criminal investigations.

The trans-border nature of these challenges has led ICITAP to embrace a regional approach in many of its assistance programs throughout Asia and the Pacific. For instance, ICITAP participates in the DOD-funded, interagency Southeast Asia Tri-border Initiative (SATI) to deter terrorist recruitment and deny terrorists sanctuary in Indonesia and Malaysia.

ICITAP programs in the Asia and Pacific region are funded by the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT), and the Department of Defense (DOD).