U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP)

ICITAP’S COMBATING TERRORISM EXPERTISE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FACT SHEET

ICITAP helps advance early warning systems that Counterterrorism (CT) international cooperation in allow for proactive responses Program Goals combating terrorism by to threats to community enhancing foreign govern- stability. • build police/community ments’ law enforcement partnerships capabilities. DOJ is at the ICITAP is providing training in • restrict terrorist travel forefront of the fight against Community-Oriented and • regional security global terrorism by providing a Intelligence-Led Policing cooperation broad spectrum of tools and Strategies to the National skills to combat terrorism. Police, Gendarmerie, and • biometric databases Customs/Border Security • information technology Many of the capabilities—such officials in Cameroon, Chad, • interdiction of trafficking as intelligence-led policing, Niger, and Nigeria. Training and smuggling on land biometric databases, covers human rights, and water information technology, and information collection and improved border security— processing, report writing, and • investigation of crimes help combat the dual threats of international best policing linked to terrorist financing terrorism and transnational practices for cross border • management of high-risk organized crime. These cooperation and preventing prison populations capabilities are critical as violent extremism. • countering violent terrorists and insurgents in- extremism creasingly resort to organized Biometric Data Collection crime for funding and logistics. In the wake of 9/11, ICITAP and transnational crime began focusing forensics activities throughout the Intelligence-Led Policing assistance programs on ad- region. ICITAP applies the principles vancing International Organi- of intelligence-led policing zation for Standardization Law Enforcement (ILP) to help host nations in (ISO) accreditation, which Information Technology countering violent extremism improves the ability of ICITAP has spearheaded the (CVE). ICITAP mentors and forensics laboratories to share transformation of paper-driven trains local police in community reliable data and support law enforcement systems into engagement, conflict traditional criminal investiga- digital networks. These mitigation, problem-solving, tions as well as investigations networks enable the gathering, crime prevention, and two-way of terrorist groups. processing, and analysis of communication. more complete and dynamic In 2014, ICITAP partnered with information that drive effective With ICITAP’s support, police the FBI, Drug Enforcement investigative strategies and build trust with citizens and the Agency (DEA), and U.S. Africa improve border security. media through structured Command (AFRICOM) to forums and other public provide training and equipment In the Balkans, with invest- platforms. These partnerships to the Algerian Gendarmerie ments from the U.S. govern- and a shared sense of and Algerian National ment and other international responsibility help address the Forensics Laboratory to bolster donors, ICITAP has developed root causes of crime and Algerian law enforcement criminal information applica- violence and also serve as capacity to investigate terrorist tions and nationwide network

CONTACT ICITAP AT 202-305-8190 APRIL 2016 infrastructures that meet ICITAP established special ICITAP also helps set up wit- and European boat units in Indonesia and the ness protection programs, an Union (EU) security and data Philippines through the dona- essential tool for successfully standards. In Georgia, tion of high-speed patrol boats, prosecuting terrorism and , Azerbaijan, and specialized training, and tech- organized crime. In , Moldova, ICITAP helped nology. In the first year of ICITAP has supported the de- develop a secure system that operation in Indonesia, the velopment of international allows authorities to share units seized over $10 million in witness protection agreements intelligence. Technology contraband. with other European countries assists in facilitating the arrest to relocate and protect of individuals on local and ICITAP improved regional co- Albanian witnesses. international wanted lists. operation between the three countries by sponsoring a se- Managing High-Risk Securing Land Borders ries of tri-lateral maritime law Prison Populations ICITAP border-security enforcement workshops. In the ICITAP works with host nation capacity building in the workshops, participants inde- correctional institutions to im- Balkans restricts terrorist travel pendently developed policy plement high-risk prison man- and improves surveillance in recommendations regarding agement procedures that compliance with EU-accession maritime domain awareness improve the supervision of requirements and international and international cooperation. incarcerated terrorists. standards. ICITAP’s missions in Albania, Bosnia, and Complex Investigations ICITAP also helps design CVE Macedonia have provided and Witness Protection prison programs that help guidance on surveillance and ICITAP develops the capacity counter the recruitment and data analysis techniques which of foreign law enforcement radicalization of non-terrorist led to the apprehension of counterparts to conduct prisoners. Counter- numerous criminal figures and complex investigations, radicalization and rehabilitation foreign fighters. Additionally, including crimes linked to programs are most effective assistance and training has terrorist financing such as when they are nested in a increased joint tactical trafficking and money laun- safe, secure, and well- operations cross-border to dering. ICITAP helps develop managed correctional combat human trafficking; the the necessary legal tools, environment where prisoner smuggling of migrants, drugs, policies and procedures, rights are respected. Refer to weapons, stolen vehicles, and special investigative units, and ICITAP’s Expertise to Counter other contraband; and the technical skills to investigate Violent Extremism in Prisons radicalization and recruitment these types of crimes. Fact Sheet for more of “foreign fighters” throughout information. the Balkans region. ICITAP has partnered with the Treasury Department’s Office About ICITAP Maritime Security of Technical Assistance and ICITAP works with foreign ICITAP’s maritime develop- the Internal Revenue Service governments to develop ment programs are improving to provide specialized training professional and transparent security and cooperation in the on financial crimes in- law enforcement institutions strategic waterways between vestigations for police, tax, that protect human rights, the Philippines, Indonesia, and customs, central bank, and combat corruption, and reduce Malaysia—often referred to as financial intelligence officials. the threat of transnational the “Terrorist Transit Triangle.” crime and terrorism. ICITAP Roughly one-quarter of the ICITAP has helped develop supports both national security world’s trade and about one- units that investigate and foreign policy objectives. third of its oil pass through questionable citizenship these waterways each year holders and asylum seekers, ICITAP is funded by and works and protecting them is a high who cross porous borders in partnership with the international maritime security during times of civil unrest. Department of State, USAID, priority. and Department of Defense.

ICITAP’S COMBATING TERRORISM EXPERTISE APRIL 2016