Western Hemisphere Programs

The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) has its origins in Latin America. In 1986, ICITAP was created with funding from the U.S. State Department to build capacity to prosecute key human rights cases in El Salvador and to enhance the criminal investigative capacity of police forces in Latin America. Since then, ICITAP has delivered training in every country in Central America, more than half of the countries in South America, and nearly all of the Caribbean.

Today, ICITAP’s Western Hemisphere programs focus on forensic science, transnational organized crime, and advanced investigative skills. ICITAP is a key partner in major U.S. assistance efforts in the region, to include the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), and is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT).