 ICITAP was established in 1986, in response to a need the US State Department identified in the training and development of foreign police forces, at that time in Latin America.Since its inception, ICITAP has developed into a broad Department of Justice program that has at its core the fostering of International Stability and Rule of Law.Mostly serving in post-conflict countries, ICITAP adds to the stability and development of not only the country it is in but the region.