Introduction This report identifies training and other assistance related to combating terrorism that the United States is capable of providing to foreign countries, subject to any U.S. laws or regulations and the availability of duly authorized and appropriated funds. The assistance covers a broad range of topics including money laundering and financial crimes, customs law and practice, immigration law and practice, extradition law and practice, police science and law enforcement, and illegal arms trafficking. The report also lists examples of United States legislation related to combating terrorism that may be useful to other countries in establishing the legal underpinnings for effective government action. This listing includes INTERNET worldwide web sites where additional information about the laws can be found, including the actual text of the legislation. While the list of training and assistance is extensive, it should not be viewed as a complete listing of what the United States can provide. Some agencies of the United States have considerable flexibility within their assistance programs. For example, the Treasury Department has a much greater capacity to provide assistance than is reflected in this document. This is because its technical assistance program is designed to provide advisory and training assistance individually tailored and packaged for the needs of a specific country. Therefore, UN member states desiring assistance in areas not specifically addressed in this report are encouraged to inquire through the contact points given in the report, the United States Mission to the United Nations, or the U.S. Embassy in their country. This report is not an offer to provide assistance. Given the finite supply of resources and an expectation of strong demand from member states, the United States will have to evaluate all requests and establish priorities for fulfilling them. Section 1 Legislation Relevant to UNSCR 1373 Model Legislation The following are key laws that form the legal basis for, and/or support, U.S. counterterrorism efforts. The actual text of the legislation can be found at the worldwide web site. Additional information can be found at the following sites: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/dcff001.html#usc http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/dcff001.html#cfr USA Patriot Act of 2001 Anti-terrorism measures recently signed into law. Enhances border controls through increased information sharing among government agencies and tougher exclusions for terrorists, increases capacity to combat money laundering and financial crime, broadens U.S. jurisdiction over certain crimes committed at U.S. facilities abroad, and strengthens narcotics and terrorism rewards programs. www.personalinfomediary.com/USAPATRIOTACT_Text.htm Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Established a number of new terrorism-related offenses, including a prohibition on U.S. persons providing material support or resources for terrorist acts or to Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) throughout the world. Requires U.S. financial institutions to maintain control over all funds in which an FTO has an interest, block financial transactions involving FTO assets, and report those actions to the government. Also provides for increased penalties for terrorism related offenses. www.usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/s735_enr.htm Export Administration Act of 1979 (as amended) Authorizes the President to control the export and re-export of U.S.-origin items, including sensitive dual-use items, for foreign policy, non-proliferation and other reasons. http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html Arms Export Control Act (as amended) Authorizes the President to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services and to designate items as defense articles and defense services (the U.S. Munitions List). Also prohibits exports and transfers to countries the governments of which have been determined by the Secretary of State to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. www.atf.treas.gov/pub/fire-explo_pub/aeca.htm Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended) Promotes the foreign policy, security, and general welfare of the United States by assisting peoples of the world in their efforts toward economic development and internal and external security. www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/byagency/dos2314.htm United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (as amended) Establishes the legal basis for United States participation in the United Nations. Gives the President the authority to impose economic restrictions to implement measures that the UN Security Council has decided to impose pursuant to Article 41 of the UN Charter (mandatory measures). www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad031.htm Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 (as amended) Authorizes the President to prohibit or regulate commercial, financial, or other transactions involving foreign countries, entities or individuals during time of war. These powers may be employed to freeze or block foreign assets by prohibiting transfers of those assets located in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons. Also authorizes the prohibition of financial transactions (such as bank lending), imports, exports and related transactions, and the vesting and seizure of certain assets. www.ustreas.gov/ofac/legal/statutes/twea.pdf International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (as amended) Authorizes the President to investigate, regulate, or prohibit commercial, financial, or other transactions involving foreign countries, entities or individuals upon the declaration of a national emergency with respect to any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States. These powers may be employed to freeze or block foreign assets by prohibiting transfers of those assets located in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons. Also authorizes the prohibition of financial transactions (such as bank lending), imports, exports and related transactions, and the vesting and seizure of certain assets. www.ustreas.gov/ofac/legal/statutes/ieepa.pdf Immigration and Nationality Act of 1996 (as amended) Regulates the admission of aliens into the United States. Provides for the exclusion of aliens who engage in or support terrorist activities. Authorizes the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General and Secretary of Treasury, to designate foreign terrorist organizations. The designations result in a ban on providing funds and other material support to such designated organizations, and the denial of visas to organization members and supporters. The Act designates the Attorney General and the Secretary of State as the principal administrators of its provisions. www.immigration-usa.com/ina_96.html Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (as amended) Permits U.S. nationals to bring civil actions against countries the Secretary of State has designated as terrorist-supporting states, under section (j) of the Export Administration Act. Under this Act U.S. nationals may sue foreign states for personal injury or death caused by aircraft sabotage, torture, extra-judicial killing, or hostage taking. Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (as amended) Allows the President to suspend air transportation between the U.S. and any foreign state that acts "inconsistently" with the 1970 Hague anti-hijacking convention or permits territory under its jurisdiction to be used by terrorists for operations, training or sanctuary, or arms, aids or abets any terrorist organization that "knowingly uses the unlawful seizure, or the threat of an unlawful seizure, of an aircraft as an instrument of policy." International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to assess the security at foreign airports with air links to the United States. Travel advisories are to be issued if the security is substandard and has not been sufficiently improved after airport authorities are given 90 days notice, and the Secretary of Transportation may take steps to limit air links between such airport and the United States. www.ustreas.gov/ofac/legal/statutes/isdca.pdfLegislative Drafting The following training is offered through the U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Nonproliferation (NP/ECS) (Export Control and Border Security Assistance and Training to Prevent Terrorist Acquisition of Weapons of Mass Destruction) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of State, NP/ECS Room 3319 2201 C St NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Course name: Legal Technical Forum (I, II, III) Description: This series of courses provides information on the legal basis for an export control system and assistance to the national legal experts on drafting legislation and/or decrees designed to enhance or develop export control authorities commensurate with the international obligations undertaken in the country. Profile of attendees: Host nation legal/regulatory officials. Duration: Generally one week per course. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington D.C. Course Name: Parliamentary and Executive Forums Description: These forums are designed to assist the parliament and/or executive officials of the participating country to write and pass comprehensive export control laws. Profile of attendees: Members of Parliament or legislature and staff responsible for addressing export control legislation, or executive officials of the host government that are involved in drafting/shaping export control legislation. Duration: Each forum is generally one week. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington, D.C. Course Name: Regulations Technical Forum (I, II) Description: This series of courses is designed to work with the national authorities that are charged with preparing the regulations that implement the new or enhanced export control laws and decrees. The focus is on regulations as a means of effecting the various authorities and functions that are required in the legal authorities. Profile of attendees: Export control regulation officials. Duration: Generally each course is one week. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington, D.C. Bureau of Diplomatic Security For further information about this assistance, contact: Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program 1400 Wilson Blvd Arlington, Virginia 22209 The Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) is prepared to consider, depending upon the level and commonality of interest, arranging one or more seminars in Washington, D.C. for legislation drafters, or country-specific consultations. Financial Law and Practice Bureau of Diplomatic Security (State) For further information about the following courses, contact: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program 1400 Wilson Blvd Arlington, Virginia 22209 Course Name: Financial Underpinning of Terrorism Description: Course teaches the principals of financial investigations using the laws and regulations of both the U.S. and other countries and by developing the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct successful investigations and prosecutions. Number of participants: maximum of 30 Profile of attendees: Designed for experienced criminal investigators, prosecutors, investigative magistrates and supervisors responsible for investigating/prosecuting the financing of terrorist operations both within their own countries and by other nations Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Investigating Financial Underpinning of Terrorism – Senior Seminar Description/Profile of attendees: Designed for high-level legislative policymakers, finance ministry and central bank officials, and senior judicial and law enforcement officials. The seminar introduces the concept of using financial investigations to combat terrorism. Number of Participants: 15 to 30 Duration: 3 to 5 days Where offered: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: Federal Bureau of Investigation International Training and Assistance Unit II 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Room 7436 Washington, D.C. 20535 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Financial Institution Fraud Description: This course is designed to provide an overview of international financial institution fraud. Topical areas include: an overview of the U.S. judicial system, an analysis of financial institution fraud/failure, remedies used to address significant fraud/failure situations, an analysis of various fraud schemes (including loan and mortgage fraud), related statutes and legal issues, "paper-trails," forgery/counterfeiting/fraud (checks), sources of financial information, money laundering methodologies and techniques, net worth technique with practicum, considerations for obtaining evidence internationally, and case studies. Profile of attendees: Mid-level financial investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: White Collar Crime/Financial Crimes Seminar Description: This course provides training in the close financial investigative ties associated with international organized crime, drug trafficking, white collar crime, and other economically-motivated international crime activities. Included are in-depth discussions relative to fraud schemes and related investigative techniques, money laundering, and forfeiture considerations. Profile of attendees: Mid-level financial investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: National Criminal Investigations Training Academy IRS-CI, Bldg. 69, 3rd Floor OR Glynco, GA 31524 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Money Laundering Training Description: The three- to five-day course is specifically designed to address the money laundering issues and problems faced by the country for which the course is provided. It course focuses on the definition of money laundering and the basic goals of the launderer and instructs students in techniques used to investigate money laundering. Topics taught are reinforced through the use of interactive practical exercises. Profile of attendees: Financial crimes investigators Duration: Three to five days Where offered: In country Course Name: Money Laundering & Financial Investigative Techniques Description: Using a single case scenario, this course teaches students how to apply financial investigative techniques to combat money laundering and currency violations. The emphasis is not on the prosecution of tax crimes, but on the recognition that financial investigative techniques and money laundering investigative expertise can enhance any investigation of criminal conduct with a profit motive. The course is comprised of seven lessons that can be modified based upon the needs of the participants and can be presented in either a 20-hour or 32-hour segment. Profile of attendees: Financial crimes investigators Duration: Three to four days Where offered: In country Course Name: Training and Technique Application – Advanced Description: This individualized training focuses on the real-time application of anti-money laundering techniques through a series of two-week training visits. Aspects of target selection and the organization, utilization, and perfection of evidence would be tailored to specific situations experienced by participants. Follow-up visits would be planned at regular intervals to address problems and developments arising during interim periods. Each program would be tailored specifically to the laws and investigative methods available to the participants. Profile of attendees: Financial crimes investigators Duration: Multiple two-week iterations Where offered: In country Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training 1331 F Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20530 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Combating Economic Crime: Advanced Money Laundering & Asset Forfeiture Description: This course is designed to familiarize prosecutors and policy makers with the legislation and tools that can be used to investigate and prosecute complex financial crimes cases, such as money laundering, bank fraud, and Ponzi schemes. The course will explore issues in money laundering and asset forfeiture legislation and practice usually associated with cases involving narcotics or white-collar crime. It may include the following subject matter: types of money laundering schemes, money laundering forfeitures, new investigative techniques, methods for tracing dirty money, obtaining assistance with international cases and repatriation, criminal forfeiture and third party rights, seizure/restraint of assets, case management, trial issues, and ethics. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors and policy makers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Asset Forfeiture for Criminal Prosecutors Description: This course is designed for criminal prosecutors with little or no experience in criminal forfeiture. Topics include relevant criminal forfeiture statutes, relevant case law, restraint of assets, charging forfeitures, investigations, pleas, settlements and sentencing, third-party rights, money laundering, and ethics. Profile of attendees: Prosecutors with little or no experience in criminal forfeiture Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Asset Forfeiture for Financial Investigations Description: This course is designed for prosecutors and investigators with responsibility for conducting financial investigations in criminal and civil asset forfeiture cases. It covers administrative forfeiture processes, international forfeitures, victims' issues, financial privacy considerations, credit reports, and security concerns in mail covers and trash runs. Profile of attendees: Prosecutors and investigators with financial investigations/asset forfeiture responsibilities Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Transnational Money Laundering Description: This course examines issues relating to transnational money laundering such as the use of free trade zones, offshore banking practices, international money flows and bulk-cash and electronic funds transfers, and capital flight. It also covers investigative and prosecution techniques and approaches, bilateral assistance and cooperation in international cases, and roles of banking and currency control regulations and regulatory enforcement authorities in transnational money laundering cases. Profile of attendees: Prosecutors and investigators responsible for money laundering investigations/prosecutions Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: International Asset Forfeiture and Asset Sharing Description: This course reviews and compares asset forfeiture laws, and examines investigation and prosecution procedures that may be applicable in the host country. Particular issues for discussion will include maintaining property while in litigation, procedures for and examples of international asset sharing, how assets are divided among participating authorities, and studies of successful international cases. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors and policy makers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Office of Technical Assistance (Treasury) For further information about assistance from the Office of Technical Assistance, contact: Financial Crimes Law Enforcement Team Office of Technical Assistance Department of the Treasury 740 15th Street, NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20220 The Treasury Department’s Office of Technical Assistance provides assistance in a number of finance-related core disciplines, including Financial Crimes Law Enforcement. Within this discipline, combating terrorism is a high priority for the Department. The technical assistance offered in this realm can address several areas:
The Treasury Department does its best to respond to requests for technical assistance made by finance ministers or central bank governors. The Office of Technical Assistance usually conducts direct advisor-to-counterpart assistance individually tailored for the requesting country. While training is part of the typical package, the program does not include a standard set of training courses. However, the following course has been offered as a training module in Treasury assistance programs on a number of occasions and is included as an example of the assistance Treasury can provide: Course Name: Principles and Techniques of Financial Investigation Description: Principles of financial investigations using the laws and regulations of the US and other countries. Each course is individualized, reflecting the unique environment of the host country, and the curriculum is individually tailored to the needs of the recipients. The course is designed to help participants develop the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct successful investigations and prosecutions of financial crimes. Profile of attendees: investigators, prosecutors, judges and regulators who specialize in the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes or exercise regulatory oversight. Duration: 5 days Where offered: In country training locations United States Customs Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs/IT&AD 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Room 8.5B Washington D.C. 20229 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington D.C. 20520 Course Name: Money Laundering Seminar (MLS) Description: An introduction to international money laundering and its link to narcotics trafficking. Designed to provide skills needed to recognize and combat money. Addresses trends and current developments concerning international banking and money laundering, focusing on issues relating to transnational money laundering. Covers the use of free trade zones, offshore banking practices, international money flows, bulk-cash and electronic funds transfers, and capital flight; investigation and prosecution techniques and approaches, bilateral assistance and cooperation in international cases, and roles of banking and currency control regulations and regulatory enforcement authorities in transnational money laundering cases. Course is tailored to address specific money laundering issues and problems faced by the country for which the training is provided. Training is reinforced through the use of interactive practical exercises. Profile of attendees: Policy makers, financial crimes investigators, and financial institution managers. Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Outbound Currency Interdiction Seminar Description: Course focuses on techniques used to export currency related to narcotics proceeds, terrorist operations and transnational crime via departing passengers and outbound commercial cargo shipments. Topics include targeting, interviewing, concealment techniques, and the use of communications technologies. Profile of attendees: Customs and border agencies with responsibility for export control Duration: 2-3 days Where offered: Host country training facility Course Name: Commercial Fraud Description: Course is designed to improve skills in trade enforcement relating to control of commercial fraud through research, analysis and investigation. Emphasizes proactive approaches with focus on analysis and identifying common offenses. Targeting of commercial entries that may be used to transfer illicit international funds by fraudulent means is discussed. Profile of attendees: Customs and national police officers responsible for investigating fraud Duration: 7 days Where offered: Host country training facility United States Secret Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Secret Service OR Office of Investigations 950 H Street, NW Suite 8900 Washington, D.C. 20223 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Combating Economic Fraud and Counterfeiting Description: This course has been designed to introduce participants to current international trends in financial systems fraud specific to financial institutions, credit cards, and money laundering. The electronic crimes of computer fraud and telecommunications fraud are explored, with particular emphasis being given to current international schemes. Current methods of counterfeiting currency and the emergence of organized criminal groups perpetrating counterfeit currency are explored and the implications discussed. Subject experts present actual cases to demonstrate the complexity of these types of financial crimes and to profile the emerging financial criminals who recognize no geographic borders. The technology, tools, and equipment available in the law enforcement arena are presented. These devices are demonstrated when possible. Classroom lectures are augmented with hands-on activities in several areas, such as the examination of counterfeit currency and the evaluation of various forms of evidence. Profile of attendees: Financial crime investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Forensic Applications In Combating Economic Fraud and Counterfeiting Description: This course has been designed to introduce forensic experts and technicians to techniques and methods utilized in the U.S. in the forensic examination of documents involved in financial crimes investigations. The forensic examination of counterfeit and altered credit cards, false identity and travel documents, financial contracts, bank documents and counterfeit travelers checks are featured topics in this course. Discussions on the identification of ink, paper, plastic, printing processes and embossing are addressed. Fingerprint technology utilizing super glue and physical developer and desktop publishing are among the topics demonstrated and discussed. The course also allows for the interaction of forensic experts as to techniques, methods, and procedure employed in their respective country with those utilized in the U.S. Classroom lectures are augmented with workshop activities in several areas utilizing instrumentation and hands-on activities. Profile of attendees: Forensic document technicians Duration: One week Where offered: In the United States Customs Law and Practice Bureau of Nonproliferation (State) (Export Control and Border Security Assistance and Training to Prevent Terrorist Acquisition of Weapons of Mass Destruction) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of State, NP/ECS Room 3319 2201 C St NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Internal Control Program Workshop Description: A series of courses that focus on getting industries to adopt internal control programs, which would ensure the company remains in compliance with all host nation export control laws and regulations. The initial courses focus on the government’s role in ensuring compliance. Later courses work directly with industries. Profile of attendees: Both government and industry officials. Duration: Generally each course is one week. Where offered: In country Course Name: Legal Technical Forum (I, II, III) Description: This series of courses provides information on the legal basis for an export control system and assistance to the national legal experts on drafting legislation and/or decrees designed to enhance or develop export control authorities commensurate with the international obligations undertaken in the country. Profile of attendees: Host nation legal/regulatory officials. Duration: Generally one week per course. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington, D.C. Course Name: Licensing Procedures and Practices Description: A series of courses that focus on license application processing--reviewing documents, tracking applications, and recording decisions electronically. The courses also address the interagency review process and dispute resolution, export clearances, and current issues facing export licensing systems. Additionally, the series covers the function and purpose of international nonproliferation export control regimes, and the development and implementation of national control lists. Also addressed are the techniques for making commodity classifications, the technical requirements for licensing decisions, industry consultation, and policy considerations. Profile of attendees: Officials responsible for establishing effective export control systems. Duration: Generally each course is one week. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington, D.C. Name of course: Licensing Procedures and Practices Description: This training allows export control licensing officers to acquire an understanding of the aspects of national export license processing through in-depth training and visits to appropriate agencies, licensing entities and enforcement organizations. Profile of attendees: Officials with organization responsibilities to establish an effective export control system. Duration: Generally each course is one week. Where offered: In-country or in Washington, D.C. Course Name: Licensing Administration Description: This training provides an understanding of all the major aspects of dual-use licensing review: from submission by industry, through interagency evaluation, dispute resolution, and review by different agencies to the point of decision. The program also covers documentation requirements, re-exports, transshipments, and complimentary services provided to industry. Profile of attendees: Officials with organization responsibilities to establish an effective export control system. Duration: Generally one week for each course. Where offered: Both in-country and in Washington, D.C. Course Name: Export Enforcement Description: This training focuses on the overall process of enforcing export control laws and regulations, preventative enforcement (including development and usage of watch lists, and end-use checks to prevent export control violations), investigations and sanctions, and domestic and international law enforcement cooperation. Profile of attendees: Both government and industry officials. Duration: Generally one week per course Where offered: In country Course Name: Parliamentary and Executive Forums Description: These forums are designed to assist the parliament and/or executive officials of the participating country to write and pass comprehensive export control laws. Profile of attendees: Members of Parliament or legislature and staff responsible for addressing export control legislation, or executive officials of the host government that are involved in drafting/shaping export control legislation. Duration: Each forum is generally one week. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington, D.C. Course Name: Government/Industry Relations Seminars Description: These seminars are designed to bring industry representatives into the export control process, and to improve their understanding of the necessity of effective and transparent export controls. These seminars encourage a cooperative rather than confrontational relationship between government and industry in the area of export controls. Profile of attendees: Both government and industry officials. Duration: Generally each course is three to five days. Where offered: In country Course Name: Government/Industry Conferences Description: These conferences are designed to bring industry officials to a central location to learn about their country’s export control laws. Government officials explain the various aspects of the country’s laws and U.S. industry panelists explain how they cooperate and coordinate with the USG. Profile of attendees: Both government and industry officials. Duration: Generally each course is three to five days. Where offered: In country Course Name: Regulations Technical Forum (I, II) Description: This series of courses is designed to work with the national authorities that are charged with preparing the regulations that implement the new or enhanced export control laws and decrees. The focus is on regulations as a means of effecting the various authorities and functions that are required in the legal authorities. Profile of attendees: Export control regulation officials. Duration: Generally each course is one week. Where offered: Both in country and in Washington, D.C. Course Name: Counter-Proliferation Interdiction Team (C-PIT) Training Description: Trains border enforcement officers to work as a highly efficient, tactical enforcement team to interdict WMD by utilizing targeting methods and inspecting high-risk shipments. Training includes computer aided classroom instruction and extensive on-site practical exercises using highly specialized interdiction equipment, such as the mobile x-ray vans, fiber optic scopes, and radiation detectors. Profile of attendees: Border enforcement officials Duration of course: Eight days. Where offered: In country. Course Name: Advanced Control List Workshop Description: This training is designed to provide licensing officials with advanced level course material on multilateral regime control lists and commodity classification. The program emphasizes controlled items with complex technical parameters. Systems automation is integrated into program. Profile of attendees: Host nation legal/regulatory officials. Duration: Generally one week for each course. Where offered: In country United States Coast Guard (Transportation) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Coast Guard OR Office of International Affairs 2100 Second Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20593-0012 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Boarding Officer Course, Maritime Law Enforcement – Basic Description: This five-day course consists of three days of classroom instruction with two days of practical training and exercises. The course is tailored to the country's specific needs and previous training experience. Classroom subjects include international law, boarding preparation and procedures, use of force, detection of hidden compartments, narcotics identification, and other officer interpersonal communication. Practical training includes high-risk search techniques, arrest procedures, and drug identification lab. Practical exercises are designed to reinforce classroom instruction by giving each student an opportunity to apply classroom theory in simulated boarding situations. Students should be currently assigned to maritime law enforcement duties. Profile of attendees: Maritime law enforcement officers Duration: One-week Where offered: In country Course Name: Boarding Officer Course, Maritime Law Enforcement – Advanced Description: In addition to the material presented in the boarding officer course, this course includes extensive instruction and practical exercises in defensive tactics, arrest procedures, additional boarding exercises, additional hidden compartment and smuggling detection exercises, crime scene management, use of deadly force judgmental exercises, and hazardous situations awareness training. The course is designed to provide host nations boarding team members with classroom instruction and numerous practical exercises in order to confidently conduct normal to high risk boardings. Students should be currently assigned to maritime law enforcement duties. Profile of attendees: Maritime law enforcement officers Duration: One-week Where offered: In country Course Name: Interdiction Planning Course, Maritime Law Enforcement Description: This four-day course is designed for officers or senior enlisted with the responsibility for planning and implementing multi-unit law enforcement interdiction operations, i.e., vessel commanding officers and operations center personnel. The course curriculum includes operations center organization, patrol planning, and development of an interdiction plan, and stress and crisis management. This course is approximately 70% practical exercise including the development of an operations plan and the implementation of that plan during two intense tabletop exercises. Students should be currently assigned to maritime law enforcement duties with a medium to high level of experience/supervision authority. Profile of attendees: Supervisory maritime law enforcement officers Duration: Four days Where offered: In country Course Name: Joint Boarding Officer Course Maritime Law Enforcement Description: This five-day course is identical to maritime law enforcement boarding officer course but is instructed jointly using two USCG instructors and two or more host nation instructors. This course is designed to increase the instructional proficiency of the host nation instructors and provide an increased number of trained boarding officers for the host nation at a reduced cost to the funding source. Host country instructors must have graduated from both the maritime law enforcement boarding officer course or advanced boarding officer course and the maritime law enforcement instructor course within the previous two years. Instructors should currently have maritime law enforcement training responsibilities. Students should currently be assigned to maritime law enforcement duties. Profile of attendees: Maritime law enforcement instructors having completed both the maritime law enforcement boarding course and advanced boarding officer course Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Small Boat Operations Description: This one- to two-week course familiarizes students with procedures to be followed for the safe and effective operation of small boats (less than 50ft/15m. length). Course contents will be tailored to meet requesting country's needs and desires. Possible course topics include coxswain skills, navigation, deck seamanship, marlinspike seamanship, navigation rules, towing, fire fighting, riverine orations, and engineering casualty control. Students should be in coxswain or coxswain instructor billets. Profile of attendees: Maritime law enforcement officers having coxswain or coxswain instructor billets Duration: One or two weeks Where offered: In country United States Customs Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 8.5C Washington, D.C. 20229 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Overseas Enforcement Training Program Description: This eight- to ten-day program is designed for front line enforcement officers at air, sea and land ports of entry. It teaches the application of the concept of "selectivity" in a drug interdiction program. Emphasis is placed on drug identification, using risk analysis and targeting systems and the search of people, baggage, cargo, and conveyances. By design, the program is tailored to meet the specific needs of participating countries. Profile of attendees: Front line border control officers Duration: Eight to ten days Where offered: In country Course Name: Land Border Interdiction Training (LBIT) Description: This five- to eight-day program was developed for front-line field officers in a land border environment. It includes training in the use of multidiscipline intelligence analysis teams, vehicle targeting and search, identifying hidden compartments, detecting internal body carriers, interviewing techniques, using observational techniques, using tools and technology, cargo clearance, and professionalism. LBIT integrates classroom training with practical exercises for most presentations and offers students the opportunity to practice what they have learned in a live, everyday environment. Profile of attendees: Land border control officers Duration: Five to eight days Where offered: In country Course Name: International Visitors Program Description: Visiting foreign officials consult with appropriate high level managers in U.S. Customs Headquarters, and conduct on-site observational tours of selected ports and field operations. The focus includes narcotics enforcement policies, port security issues, counterterrorism programs and intelligence operations. Profile of attendees: High level foreign customs and related law enforcement officials Duration: 1-2 weeks Where offered: Customs headquarters and selected port facilities Course Name: Contraband Enforcement Team Program (CET) Description: Course assists host agency to develop and operate a mobile Contraband Enforcement Team. It is offered as a 3-phase program: an observational tour to the U.S. for 4 prospective supervisors; in-country formal training for the prospective team members; and a U.S. short-term advisor who remains for 1-2 weeks following the in-country training. Profile of attendees: Field officer and first level managers of customs and border control agencies Duration: 7 days formal training; 3-4 weeks total in 3 phases Where offered: Host country training facility and U.S. port visits as appropriate Course Name: Mid-Management Seminar Description: The program seeks to institutionalize effective practices within agencies of participating governments. The goals are to identify strengths and weaknesses inherent in their agencies, develop strategies for team building, and plan for in-service training in counterterrorism, narcotics interdiction, other enforcement activities, risk management, and port operations. Profile of attendees: Mid- to high level career management officials of customs and border control agencies Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: Customs Headquarters or U.S. Customs Academy, Glynco, GA Course Name: Short-Term Advisory Assistance Program Description: Commits an on-site U.S. Customs expert to assist the host government agencies with selected projects of institution building and improved interdiction capabilities. These may focus on specific narcotics threats, port security, and counterproliferation of WMD. Advisors are also fielded for strategic planning, commercial processing, investigations, automation and border/trade facilitation. Profile of attendees: Advisor works in cooperation with host agencies Duration: 1-3 months Where offered: Host country border control or commercial processing facilities Bureau of Diplomatic Security (State) For further information about the following courses, contact: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program 1400 Wilson Blvd Arlington, Virginia 22209 Course Name: Rural Border Patrol Operations Description: Course teaches the skills to plan, organize and conduct mounted and dismounted border patrol operations in a rural environment. Number of participants: 24. Profile of attendees: Designed for police and border guards responsible for controlling international boundaries and enforcing civil law, predominantly in rural areas. Participants must be in good physical condition. Duration: 4 to 5 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Border Control Consultations Description: Course entails tours of various border control facilities and covers terrorist interdiction, border control systems, border surveillance, detection and response. Number of participants: 1 to 20 in small groups Profile of attendees: Designed for senior customs, immigration and border police supervisors responsible for controlling international borders. Participants should be in good physical condition. Duration: 1 to 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of Justice OR International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program 1331 F Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Immigration Training Course Description: The objective of this course is to provide mid level managers with training to combat international migrant smuggling and illegal migration. This course will provide technical, legal, and managerial training to enhance the participant's ability to professionally and effectively implement border security. Profile of Attendees: Mid-level managers responsible for immigration control Duration: Two-weeks Where offered: In country Course Name: Immigration Training Development Course Description: The objective of this course is to provide senior instructors and training managers with the skills to design, develop, manage delivery, and evaluate basic immigration law enforcement training. Profile of attendees: Senior instructors and training managers Duration: Two-weeks Where offered: In country United States Customs Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs/IT&AD 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 8.5B Washington, D.C. 20229 Department of Defense Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 John J Kingman MS 6201 Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6201 Course Name: Strategic Enforcement Tracking Description: A training team of U.S. Customs Native American Patrol Officers presents a course in cross-country tracking to help assure security of the border between ports of entry. The objective is to detect illegal incursions along the "green border" and track the perpetrators until they can be apprehended. The concern in many regions is one of anti-government parties illegally entering the country and bringing with them the implements of terrorism. The instruction combines one day of classroom training with four days of on-the-job training in the field. Basic tracking tools are provided, along with instruction on their proper use. Profile of attendees: Front line officers and supervisors Duration: 5 Days Where offered: Host country training facility and border areas Extradition Law and Practice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training 1331 F Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20530 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Transnational Judicial Assistance Description: This training focuses on international judicial cooperation issues and techniques. The processes involved in extradition, mutual legal assistance treaties (MLATS), letters rogatory, and prisoner exchanges will be discussed. Emphasis on international treaties and conventions will raise and address issues such as human rights, international norms concerning corruption, and cooperation among differing legal systems. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors and policy makers Duration: Variable Where offered: In country Police and Law Enforcement Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (Treasury)(see also the Illegal Arms Trafficking section of this report) For further information about the following courses, contact: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Training and Professional Development International Training Branch 800 K Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20001 OR Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office of Anti-Crime Programs (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Post-blast Investigation Techniques Description: During this comprehensive two-week training program students receive hands-on training in conducting bomb scene investigations following an explosion and gain experience using the latest equipment and following standard safety procedures. Classroom instruction covers: explosive theory, team concepts, investigative techniques, reconstruction of crime scenes, post blast identification, military ordnance, the roles of pathologists and chemists in explosives investigations, interview techniques, and fingerprint processing. Practical field exercises require the students to analyze specific duties of each team member, utilize the "100 steps" method of investigating vehicle and residential bombings, and participate in a bomb scene investigation applying the investigative techniques learned. This course is conducted at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. Students must be at the investigator level and have at least five years of explosive investigative experience. Profile of attendees: Investigators with at least five years of explosives investigation experience. Duration: Two weeks Where offered: Glynco, GA Bureau of Diplomatic Security (State) (see also the Financing and Immigration sections of this report) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of State OR Bureau of Diplomatic Security Diplomatic Security Training Center 2216 Gallows Road Dunn Loring, VA 22027 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Travel Document Fraud Investigations Description: This is a one-week in-country seminar for enforcement officials engaged in document fraud criminal investigations. Fraud techniques discussed in the seminar include the possession, illegal use, counterfeiting, alteration, or illegal procurement of international travel documents. The seminar includes modules of instruction on the detection of fraudulent travel documents, undercover operations, use of confidential informants, documentary evidence processing, and technical surveillance. Methods used to obtain and use fraudulent travel documents are discussed. The seminar content can be modified to complement the experience level of the students. The ideal class size is 24 students. Technical surveillance equipment utilized in this course is presented to the host government at the conclusion of the course. Profile of Attendees: Enforcement officials engaged in document fraud criminal investigations Duration: One week Where Offered: In country Course Name: Airport Security Senior Executive Seminar Description: Exposes senior aviation security and policy executives to critical issues affecting anti-terrorist security procedures. Number of participants – 18 to 20 Profile of attendees: Designed for sub-cabinet level officials responsible for developing and administering aviation security policy and for managing aviation related terrorist incidents. Duration: 1 week Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Airport Security Management Description: This course teaches methods for securing an airport complex. Number of participants – up to 30 Profile of Attendees: Designed for managers and supervisors responsible for police and security operations at airports and non-law enforcement or government personnel involved in airport security operations. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: In country at designated international airports Course Name: Anti-terrorism Instructor Training Course Description: Course teaches managers and instructors techniques for combating terrorism. Course also teaches approaches to adult learning, defining individual and organizational training needs, establishing training objectives, preparing lesson plans and training material and how to deliver and administer training and exercises. Number of participants: up to 12 Profile of attendees: Designed for law enforcement, security and public service training managers and instructors responsible for determining training requirements and developing, coordinating and administering training programs. Duration: 3 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Anti-terrorism Executive forum Description: Participants are exposed to the policies and procedures of managing national level terrorist incidents. The forum explores the history, methodology and investigation of terrorism and criminal justice issues as they apply to terrorism. Number of Participants: up to 20 Profile of attendees: Designed for Senior police executives responsible for the direction and oversight of law enforcement operations, as well as key security, legislative and judicial officials who influence their national systems to prevent and investigate terrorism. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Anti-terrorism Urban Patrol Profile of attendees: Designed for law enforcement commanders, mid-level and first line supervisors, senior officers and trainers. Participants should be in good physical condition. Description: Course teaches principals and procedures for planning, preparing, directing and conducting urban police patrols. Number of Participants: 24. Duration: 4 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Canine Explosive Detector and Dog Handler Training Description: Course teaches dogs and their handlers to detect explosives in a variety of environments and conditions and involves hands-on activities working with dogs. Number of Participants: 6 to 12 Profile of attendees: Designed for bomb dog handlers with assigned canines. Participants should be in good health Duration: 10 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Criminal Justice Executive Forum Description: This forum focuses on the direction and operation of national police organizations, political trends, civil rights, community affairs and planning. Number of Participants: up to 20 Profile of attendees: Designed for senior law enforcement executives responsible for the direction and oversight of agency law enforcement operations, administration and training and other key officials who influence their national criminal justice system. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Crisis Response Team Training Description: Course teaches the principals of organizing, conducting, commanding and conducting hostage rescue operations, focusing on intervention tactics for stronghold assault situations. Number of Participants: up to 24 (optimally from the same team) Profile of attendees: Designed for tactical officers, tactical supervisors and special operations commanders responsible for responding to terrorist incidents. Participants must be in good physical health and in excellent physical condition. Duration: 6 weeks Where offered: U.S. Name of Course: Critical Incident Management Profile of attendees: Designed for intermediate police, defense, and public service officials involved with, and responsible for, planning, directing, and coordinating emergency or crisis management operations. Number of Participants: Up to 24 Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Explosive Incident Countermeasures Profile of attendees: Designed for public safety and security personnel directly responsible for the location, neutralization, and safe disposition of improvised explosive and incendiary devices. Participants should have prior experience with explosive ordnance disposal operations and be in good health and excellent physical condition. Number of Participants: 15 Duration: 6 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Hostage Negotiations Description: Courses teaches response and control of hostage incidents, analysis of hostage taking methods and hostage negotiation. Number of participants: 24 Profile of attendees: designed for managers and law enforcement officials responsible for responding to and managing incidents involving hostages to include controlling the scene. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Major Case Management Description: Course teaches the basis for managing the investigation of terrorist crimes, the inter-agency and intra-agency investigative process and procedures for forming an investigative task force. Number of participants: 24 Profile of attendees: Designed for senior law enforcement supervisors, chiefs of investigations, and principal investigators responsible for oversight of terrorist investigations. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Maritime Law Enforcement/Small Boat Course Description: This course focuses on terrorist attacks against maritime facilities and security and prevention methods. Number of participants: 16 Profile of attendees: Designed for maritime law enforcement personnel and midlevel managers directly responsible for planning and conducting maritime police small craft patrols. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Maritime Security Management Description: Course teaches known and potential methods of terrorist attacks against maritime facilities and way to counter them. Number of participants: 16 Profile of attendees: Designed for midlevel managers, including port or harbor security managers, harbor masters, chiefs of security, shipboard security chiefs, and/or their deputies. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Officer Survival Course Description: Course teaches advanced individual and group street survival tactics for surviving hostile situations. Number of participants: 24 Profile of attendees: Designed for police trainers, first line supervisors and senior patrol officers responsible for teaching tactics to cope with dangerous situations. Duration: 4 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Post Blast Investigation Description: Course teaches techniques of bomb scene investigation, organizing the investigating team, and identifying and analyzing evidence and forensic methods. Number of participants: 24. Profile of attendees: Designed for bomb investigators, bomb squad personnel and other investigators directly involved in investigating explosive incidents. Participants should be in good health. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Ransom Kidnapping Incident Management and Investigations Description: Course teaches the methods for managing and investigating ransom kidnapping cases while bringing about the safe return of the kidnapping victim. Number of participants: 24. Profile of attendees: Designed for supervisors, investigators, and prosecutors responsible for the supervision, coordination, investigation, intervention, resolution, and prosecution of terrorist kidnapping cases. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Kidnapping Intervention Training Description: Course teaches the principals of organizing, commanding and conducting hostage rescue operations in a rural environment and intervention tactics for stronghold assault situations. Number of participants: 24 (optimally from the same team) Profile of attendees: Designed for tactical officers and supervisors and special operations commanders responsible for responding to ransom kidnapping terrorist incidents in rural areas. Participants must be in good health and excellent physical condition. Duration: 6 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Surveillance Detection Profile of attendees: Designed for law enforcement command officers, operational personnel responsible for conducting antiterrorist surveillance detection operations and trainers teaching related tactics. Number of participants: Maximum 15 Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: In country Course Name: Senior Crisis Management Description: This seminar exposes senior government officials to the policies and procedures of managing national and international level terrorist incidents. Number of participants: 18 to 20. Profile of attendees: Designed for sub-cabinet level officials and senior managers responsible implementing national level crisis management policy. Duration: 1 week Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Terrorist Interdiction Seminar Description: Seminar enhances awareness of methods used to identify and interdict potential terrorist and covers document examination, physical security, risk assessments, information analysis behavioral traits and contingency planning. Number of participants: 24. Profile of attendees: Designed for customs and immigration control officers, port authority police/security officers responsible for controlling international boundaries. Duration: 3 days Where offered: In country Course Name: Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation Description: Course teaches investigators the principle crime scene management, evidence and the skills to search crime scenes and testify in judicial proceedings. Number of participants: 24 Profile of attendees: Designed for criminal investigators, senior law enforcement officers, and laboratory personnel responsible for providing expert testimony. Duration: 2 weeks Where offered: In country training locations Course Name: VIP Protection Description: This course teaches techniques of protecting officials from assassination and the technical aspects of dignitary protection. Number of participants: 18. Profile of attendees: Designed for personnel responsible for the protection of important officials and is appropriate for operational, training and staff personnel. Participants must be in excellent physical condition. Duration: 3 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Vital Installation Security Description: Course teaches how to secure a complex of buildings against hostile intrusion and terrorist and criminal attack and application of security procedures and equipment. Number of participants: 24 Profile of attendees: Designed for managers and security officers responsible for the protection of high-risk installations and allocation of resources for installation security. Duration: 3 weeks Where offered: U.S. Course Name: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) First Responder Training Description/Profile of attendees: Designed for police, defense, fire, HAZMAT technicians, bomb disposal, emergency medical services, and other emergency response and public safety personnel responsible for consequence management response and planning for WMD incidents. Number of participants: Up to 200 Duration: 5 days Where offered: In country Federal Bureau of Investigation (Justice) (see also the Financing Law and Practice section of this report) For further information about the following courses, contact: Federal Bureau of Investigation International Training and Assistance Unit II 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 7436 Washington, D.C. 20535 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Law Enforcement and Investigative Techniques - Basic Description: An introductory course in investigative techniques. Gives an overview of why and how an investigation is conducted, including crime scene management and search. Profile of attendees: First line law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Law Enforcement Safety and Survival Description: This course was created to help law enforcement effectively plan and prepare for critical situations and formulate arrest tactical plans. Subject matter includes intelligence gathering, mission statements, debriefings, and basic tactical procedures. Profile of attendees: First line law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Collection and Preservation of Crime Scene Evidence Description: A basic overview of crime scene management/documentation and general evidence recovery. Primary goal is the development of a "team" approach to management and evidence collection tasks. Examples of topics covered are documentation, administrative and assignment tasking, photography, diagramming, safety, and collection/packaging of physical evidence, such as trace evidence and fingerprints. The target student is an individual who intends to be actively involved in the "hands-on" processing of crime scenes, instruction involves both classroom and practical applications, with emphasis on varied "mock" crime scene problems. Profile of attendees: Forensic technicians Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Interview and Interrogation Description: A complete overview of the entire interview and interrogation evidence gathering process. Topics include pre-interview background investigation, establishing rapport, distinctions between witness and subject interviews, recordation of results, and interview post-analysis results that create ancillary investigative leads. Participants experience a wide range of mock interviews ranging from consensual witness debriefings to hostile confrontations with suspects. Instructor critiques are utilized to assist participants in developing their own interview technique and style. Profile of attendees: Mid-level law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Law Enforcement Safety & Survival - Advanced Description: The goal of this course is to provide various concepts and tactics necessary for survival in law enforcement work. Instruction includes the introduction to survival concepts (critical situations and failing environments), the threat to survival, the psychology of survival, preparing for physical trauma, mental preparation for fear and stress, preparing to respond to physical situations, and issues concerning the use of deadly force. In addition, the course focuses on planning for making arrests and related basic and intermediate tactical procedures. Profile of attendees: Entry to mid-level law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Confidential Source Development Description: Instruction in the development, administration, and operation of human sources of information; students will be made aware of issues and pitfalls to avoid, such as verification of information received and the appropriate relationship between source and handler. The course also includes an overview of budgetary, legal, confidentiality, privacy, and disclosure issues. Profile of attendees: Mid-level, supervisory investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Surveillance Techniques Description: Instruction on techniques of a successful surveillance strategy. Theory and practical exercises are incorporated to maximize the team approach of surveillance as an integrated component of criminal investigations on national security matters. Topics include physical and electronic surveillance and the role of surveillance in the overall evidence gathering process. Profile of attendees: Mid-level, supervisory investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Major Case Management Description: This course deals with the structure, organization, and management of a major investigation. The course will instruct the student in the gathering, controlling, and disseminating pertinent information. It also covers the handling of security risks and the necessary steps taken to prevent security violations, as well as the cooperative relationships with other law enforcement organizations, legal officials, and media. Profile of attendees: Supervisory law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Task Force Management Description: This one-week course is designed to acquaint new mid- to upper-level supervisors assigned to task force investigations. Topics include personnel selection, interaction with multiple agencies, creation of memorandums of understanding (MOU), and administrative and strategic oversight of major cases. Students receive both theoretical textbook material and insight from analysis of actual major case studies with an emphasis on the "team concept" of investigations. Profile of attendees: Mid-level law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Crisis Management Description: This course deals with the structure, organization and management of a violent situation, or a crisis event. Crisis Management training generally consists of instruction in the areas of special event planning, command post setup and operations, intelligence gathering and dissemination, interagency coordination, management of resources, and decision-making. Profile of attendees: Mid- to upper level officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program 1331 F Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Police Survival & Use of Force Description: The goal of this one-week course is to provide entry-level police officers with an introduction to the various survival skills necessary to handle potentially dangerous situations. Using a combination of lecture and closely supervised practical exercises, the participants will be provided with a basic overview of crucial street survival skills. During this course, participants will learn how to safely deal with a wide variety of typical police situations and will be shown the potential dangers that exist in routine duties. A basic police training program is a suggested prerequisite for this course. Profile of attendees: Entry-level law enforcement officers Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Civil Disorder Management Description: This three-week course is designed to provide instruction to members of a national civil disturbance unit and to provide information on understanding, managing, planning, and responding to incidents of civil unrest. During the first two weeks, managers receive instruction in civil disturbance management from the command and operational perspective and during the final week, managers are joined by subordinates to receive basic civil disturbance management training. Practical exercises, tabletop scenarios, group discussions, and various filed training exercises will be used to provide the participants an opportunity to apply the techniques learned over the course of instruction. These exercises will provide the opportunity for units to experience the conditions under which they will operate during an actual civil disturbance, labor dispute, political rally, or demonstration. Profile of attendees: Managers and line officers assigned to a civil disturbance unit Duration: Three weeks Where offered: In country Course Name: Basic Criminal Investigation Description: This three-week course has been designed to provide participants with the basic concepts of criminal investigation. Participants will cover all areas of criminal investigations including the most common offenses. Participants will be required to perform various hands-on exercises. Profile of attendees: Entry-level law enforcement officers Duration: Three weeks Where offered: In country Course Name: Basic Criminal Investigation Description: This three-week course has been designed to provide participants with the basic concepts of criminal investigation. Participants will cover all areas of criminal investigations including the most common offenses. Participants will be required to perform various hands-on exercises. Profile of attendees: Entry-level law enforcement officers Duration: Three weeks Where offered: In country Multi-Agency Training Assistance For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAs) Description: These academies (located in Bangkok, Budapest, and Gaborone) provide training to address narcotics trafficking; money laundering; cybercrime; financial, economic, and organized crime; trafficking in persons; and transnational crime. The training is offered to judicial, prosecution, customs, immigration, police and other national law enforcement agencies. The academy encourages strong partnerships among countries in the respective regions to address common problems associated with criminal activity. More than 13 U.S. Federal agencies and more than 10 foreign countries offer instruction in their respective areas of expertise at these academies. Profile of attendees: Mid-level law enforcement managers from partner countries Duration: 6-8 weeks Where offered: ILEA facilities in Budapest, Hungary; Bangkok, Thailand and Gaborone, Bostwana. United States Coast Guard (Transportation) (see also the Customs Law and Practice section of this report) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Coast Guard OR Office of International Affairs 2100 Second Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20593-0012 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Port Physical Security and Port Vulnerability Assessment - Basic Description: This course introduces students to various physical security measures and tactics, as well as security surveys and port vulnerability assessments. Classroom instruction is reinforced through two practical exercises. Topics include: access control, barrier systems, intrusion detection systems, security lighting systems, locking systems, security surveys, and port vulnerability assessments. Class size: maximum 24; minimum 12. Must be access to a commercial port area for practical exercise. Prerequisites: students must be serving in a maritime safety of port security capacity at the management level. Important that the appropriate student population is identified. Profile of attendees: Managers responsible for maritime safety of port security capacity Duration: One or two weeks Where offered: In country Course Name: Port Physical Security and Port Vulnerability Assessment - Advanced Description: Course content is identical to port physical security and port vulnerability assessment course. However, students receive additional instruction in waterway management tools and risk management. There is a third tabletop exercise, which involves developing a physical security plan within a port area assessed during the physical security survey or port vulnerability assessment exercise. Class size: maximum 20; minimum 10. Prerequisites: students must be serving in a maritime safety of port security capacity at the senior management level. Important that the appropriate student population is identified. Host country must provide: classroom for instruction; and, if necessary, an appropriate cargo vessel for practice boarding. (Availability of such vessel will be determined during the site survey). Profile of attendees: Senior-level managers responsible for maritime safety of port security capacity Duration: One or two weeks Where offered: In country United States Customs Service (Treasury) (see also the Financing, Customs, Immigration, and Arms Trafficking sections of this report) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs/IT&AD 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 8.5C Washington, D.C. 20229 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Passenger Enforcement Rover Team Training Description: Rovers are plain-clothes Customs inspectors who mingle with arriving passengers to identify irregularities. The goal is to develop interdiction skills for falsified documents, high-risk passengers, and interdiction of narcotics, WMD and other contraband in the airport environment. Profile of attendees: Customs inspectors and border control officers at international airports Duration: 5 days Where offered: Host country training facility and international airports Course Name: Narcotics Detector Dog Program Description: Designed to assist countries that export significant amounts of narcotics to the U.S. to initiate and maintain a viable detector dog program. Profile of attendees: Administrators for canine programs and dog handlers Duration: 10-12 weeks Where offered: U.S. Customs Canine Enforcement Training Center, Front Royal, VA Course Name: Cyber Crime and Human Trafficking Description: Instruction on investigating the use of communications technologies by terrorist groups. Focuses on the use of computers and cyberspace as a platform for transnational crime, and how to detect, intervene, and investigate crimes perpetrated through electronic networks. Profile of attendees: Law enforcement investigators Duration: 3 days Where offered: Host country computer training facility Course Name: Rail Interdiction & Chemical Precursor Training Description: Course combines instructors from several federal agencies and private industry to provide training in identification, safety and search techniques for rail shipments of chemicals subject to UN international convention [which one?] and bilateral control. Profile of attendees: Inspectors, marine and intelligence officers, and lab technicians Duration: 5 days Where offered: Training facility in San Diego, CA Course Name: Port Security Program Description: U.S. Customs provides seaport security, interdiction and investigations training to enhance the capabilities law enforcement entities. In addition, U.S. Customs provides training and technical assistance to sea carriers, port authorities and other members of the private sector to target smuggling under the guise of legitimate commerce. Profile of attendees: Customs, police, and private sector entities responsible for port security. Duration: 2 weeks to 1 month Where offered: Host country training facilities Course Name: Prevention and Control of Illicit Drug Trafficking on Aboard Vessels Description: In cooperation with the International Maritime Organization, Customs officers present training on maritime routes, targeting vessels, concealment in shipping containers, drug identification, and precursor chemicals. Profile of attendees: Maritime officers Duration: 3 days Where offered: Host country training facilities Course Name: Controlled Deliveries Description: Controlled delivery investigative techniques. Controlled deliveries involve the transportation of contraband to suspect violators under the direction or surveillance of law enforcement officers. Profile of attendees: Customs and Police investigators Duration: 5 days Where offered: Host country training facilities Course Name: Undercover Operations Description: Training in the area of undercover operations investigative techniques. Undercover operations involve the participation of an undercover agent or confidential informant in the delivery of contraband. Profile of attendees: Customs and police investigators Duration: 5 days Where offered: Host country training facilities United States Marshals Service (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Marshals Service OR 600 Army-Navy Drive Crystal Square 4, 12th Floor Arlington, VA 22202-4210 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Fugitive Apprehension Training Description: This six-day course provides an overview of legal issues including a discussion of warrants, writs, arrests, authority to obtain certain types of information, authority to allow search and seizure and suspects rights. Discussion will also focus on international relations and treaties. There will be demonstrations of successful techniques used to interview suspects, acquaintances, eyewitnesses, and victims. The course will provide an overview of resources available to track fugitives, including public information sources, law enforcement computer databases, and confidential informants as well as familiarization with surveillance techniques, including an overview and discussion of electronic surveillance capabilities and equipment, including telephone tracking, Internet tracking, and phone record analysis. Additionally, there will be familiarization with arrest procedures, raids, building entry tactics, vehicle stops, pursuit driving analysis, and hostage/barricade situations as well as officer safety, survival techniques, and public safety issues. There will be an overview of defensive driving techniques, firearms policy, proficiency, and judgment shooting. Finally, it will provide an overview of successful fugitive task force operations. Practical exercise will be conducted. (Judgment shooting exercise will be conducted with inert ammunition.) Profile of attendees: Experienced investigators Duration: Six days Where offered: In country Illegal Arms Trafficking Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Training and Professional Development International Training Branch 800 K Street, NW;Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20001 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Firearms and Explosives Identification Training - Basic Description: A joint effort by the U.S. Customs Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Includes an overview of ATF's history and function, the US firearms industry, and laws and regulations relating to the illegal purchase and trafficking of firearms and explosives, as well as how to identify and document commercial and military firearms and explosives for tracing purposes. Students planning to attend the advanced, train-the-trainer session must pass an exam, correctly identifying ten firearms and completing a tracing form. Profile of attendees: Experienced investigators Duration: Three days Where offered: In country Course Name: International Firearms And Explosives Identification Training - Advanced Description: Course is shows how tracing techniques are applied in "real time." Visits to the tracing center and an arms manufacturing plant offer unique views of how firearms are identified and controlled. A presentation by each head-of-delegation provides a forum for sharing of information and identifying areas of common interest. Prerequisite: Students must pass the final exam for ATF-03, International Firearms and Explosives Identification Training - Basic. Profile of attendees: Experienced investigators having completed the basic course Duration: Three days Where offered: In the United States Course Name: The International Firearms Trafficking Seminar Description: A seminar on the control and accountability of firearms in their respective jurisdictions. Includes discussions and presentations on the challenges and potential solutions to regional firearms trafficking. Offers the opportunity for participants to develop personal contacts and share information with their counterparts throughout the region and in the United States. Profile of attendees: Senior-level law enforcement managers Duration: One-week Where offered: Regionally Bureau of Nonproliferation (State) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs/IT&AD 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 8.5B Washington, D.C. 20229 Department of State, NP/ECS Room 3319 2201 C St NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Basic Counterproliferation Training Course Description: This course provides basic training in border control and anti-smuggling enforcement methodologies with a focus on the identification and interdiction of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), their components, dual-use goods, and weapons delivery systems. Along with the procedural training, basic as well as high-technology detection tools and equipment are delivered and training specific to its care, maintenance and use is provided. The concept of selectivity is introduced, to encourage identification of and concentration on high-risk commodities, carriers, and countries of origin. The courses are tailored to the operational environment – airport, seaport, or land border crossing – and officers of all agencies who share a role in border enforcement are offered the training. Profile of attendees: Front line officers and supervisors Duration: 8-10 days Where offered: Host country training facility with practical exercises at ports of entry Course Name: Customs Laboratory Program Description: The Customs lab training program follows an extensive assessment of the host country’s needs and capabilities in the area of Customs oriented laboratory work. Technical reference manuals are provided in order to bring the host country’s lab capabilities up to the standards of Western countries. Four U.S. Customs Lab Technicians work hand-in-hand with their counterparts in the host country demonstrating scientific lab procedures, uses of modern specialized lab equipment, and quality control measures that will give the host government the ability to better stem the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological materials across its borders. Profile of attendees: Customs lab personnel. Duration: Variable Where offered: In country Course Name: INTERDICT/RADACAD (Radiation Academy) International Border Security Training Description: Introduction and strategic overviews to WMD problems, as well as hands-on practical training in simulated customs work environments. The participants work with actual dual-use materials used in the production of WMD and learn how to identify legal and illegal imports and exports. Profile of attendees: Supervisors, mid-level managers, and training academy officials from both Customs services and border police/guards. Duration: 7-10 days Where offered: Hanford Nuclear Reservation; Richland, WA For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of State, NP/ECS Room 3319 2201 C St NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: National Control List Workshop Description: This training focuses on developing lists of items whose control is necessary in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, related technologies, other weapons, and other destabilizing materials. The workshops deliver professionally prepared materials that provide expertise on methods and practices to develop and incorporate control lists based on multilateral regime control lists into the national export control system. Profile of attendees: Host nation legal/regulatory officials. Duration: Generally one week per course. Where offered: In country Course Name: Nuclear Export Control Training Description: This training focuses on aiding the development of a nuclear export licensing program or system, enhancing nuclear industry’s awareness of export controls, promoting the establishment or enhancement of the legal and regulatory framework of the respective country, and encouraging the adoption of multilateral norms. Some projects related to this training include: the establishment of technical support teams to provide technical assistance for nuclear-related license reviews; workshops to educate government and industry officials in nuclear nonproliferation and multilateral nuclear export controls; and developing training programs to educate government officials in nuclear licensing. Profile of attendees: Both government and industry officials. Duration: Generally one week per course. Where offered: In country Course Name: Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) Description: This training provides the skills and knowledge required to carry out the responsibility for enforcing local and international laws and treaties in a variety of operational settings. Although counter-narcotics is the most well known mission, MLE functions also include weapons of mass destruction enforcement, fisheries protection, enforcement of marine safety standards, and interdiction of illegal immigrants. MLE mobile training teams are tailored to specific host national objectives. Profile of attendees: Border enforcement officials Duration: Generally one week per course Where offered: In country Course Name: Port Enforcement Description: U.S. Coast Guard can offer training on efforts to reduce threats of proliferation through maritime ports. A mobile education team teaches students various port physical security measures and tactics, as well as security surveys and port vulnerability assessments. Classroom instruction is reinforced through two practical exercises. Students complete a physical security survey and a port vulnerability assessment of their port. Covered topics include access control, barrier systems, intrusion detection systems (IDS, S), security lighting systems, locking systems, security surveys, and port vulnerability assessments. Profile of attendees: Border enforcement officials. Duration: Each course is two weeks. Where offered: In country United States Customs Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs/IT&AD 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Room 8.5B Washington D.C. 20229 Department of Defense Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 John J Kingman MS 6201 Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6201 Course Name: Counterproliferation Data Analysis Training Description: The Counterproliferation Data Analysis (CDA) training program was developed to enhance the ability of the Customs Department of the host country to detect the illicit use of dual use goods destined for the development of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. Profile of attendees: Mid-level management investigators Duration: 5 days Where offered: Host country training facilities Course Name: Customs Investigative Training (CINV) Description: The training instructs the criminal investigators to detect and investigate illegal trafficking in WMD and related materials. Half is interactive classroom exercises; the other half is practicing investigative activity using actual information on host country businesses conducting international transactions involving dual-use goods. Profile of attendees: Customs investigation officers. Duration: 3 – 5 days Where offered: In country Other Bureau of Diplomatic Security (State) For further information about the following courses, contact: U.S. Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counter terrorism (S/CT) 2201 C. St. NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: International Counter-terrorism Senior Official Policy Workshop Description: The Counter-terrorism Preparedness Program facilitates policy engagement on international terrorism and increases the awareness of host nations as to the significant complexities of preventing and effectively mitigating terrorist incidents. Number of Countries: up to 43 total (8-10 per year) Number of participants: up to 60 Duration: 2-4 days Where offered: Host Nation selected conference facility Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (Justice) For further information about the following courses, contact: Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training 1331 F Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20530 OR Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Developing Anti-Crime Task and Strike Forces Description: This course presents practical instruction on the establishment and operation of anti-crime task or strike forces within the host country. The philosophy behind this organizational approach is to combine the talents, expertise, personnel and other resources of a wide range of government entities to effectively respond to large-scale criminal activity and organizations. Emphasis is on effective administration and logistical support, sharing of resources and information, ad hoc jurisdictional agreements, and the effective use of shared authority to address criminal activity that would otherwise overwhelm a single department or agency. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors and investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Trial Practice - Basic Description: This course is designed to teach prosecutors principles that govern the successful prosecution of criminal cases, and includes lectures on indictment drafting, handling informants, discovery and pretrial motion practice, sentencing, appellate practice, and ethics. Profile of attendees: Inexperienced prosecutors Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Trial Practice - Advanced Description: This course focuses on evidential and procedural matters for the experienced criminal litigator. Lectures include developing the strategy of the government's case-in-chief, responding to the defense case, and setting up the rebuttal case. Other topics will address evidence issues such as relevancy, privileges, and making and meeting objections. Also included is discovery and pre-trial motion practice, and ethics. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Complex Prosecutions Description: This training is designed for the prosecutor who presently handles or will soon handle complex criminal investigations and prosecutions. The course includes the use of compelled and immunized testimony, electronic surveillance, trial strategy in complex cases, parallel proceedings, and legal issues related to jury selection (where used) in complex cases. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors Duration: One week Where offered: In country Course Name: Extraordinary Criminal Events Description: This specialized course is designed to address the requirements that are involved in the investigation and prosecution of extraordinary criminal events such as terrorist attacks, bombings, or criminal activity that involves the use of chemical, biological, or nuclear materials. Presentations address issues such as crime scene integrity, jurisdiction between rescue and law enforcement personnel, and the role of the prosecutor during an on-going crisis. Profile of attendees: Experienced prosecutors and investigators Duration: One week Where offered: In country Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (State) For further information about the following courses, contact: U.S. Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counter terrorism (S/CT) 2201 C. St. NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Program Name: Terrorist Interdiction Program (TIP) Description: The Terrorist Interdiction Program (TIP) is not designed for every country. TIP is a foreign assistance program designed to bolster a country’s border security systems so that it will be more difficult for terrorists to enter or transit their countries to stage international terrorist attacks and escape undetected. Number of Participating Countries: up to 56 Installation: Based on individual country assessment, normally 1 year United States Agency for International Development, Bureau for Humanitarian Response, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) For further information about the following courses, contact: U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20523-0001 Course Name: Humanitarian Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear Events (CBRN) (Tier I Training) Description: A series of courses to familiarize attendees on possible response actions required for a U.S. Chief of Mission Disaster Declaration following a CBRN or other hazardous material event. . Each course normally focuses on one area (C, B, or R/N). Provides an overview of USAID/OFDA approaches to CBRN emergencies. The training outlines the complexities of coordinating the USG interagency response with the host nation, international organizations and NGOs. Emphasis is on providing immediate life-saving assistance to affected populations while considering the personal safety of humanitarian workers. Number of participants: up to 40. Profile of attendees: Designed for OFDA disaster response personnel, U.S. Government employees and employees of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) responsible for planning and executing humanitarian responses to foreign disasters involving CBRN agents. Duration: 2 days Where offered: Washington, D.C. Frequency: 2-3 times annually Course Name: Management of Foreign Disasters Involving Hazardous Substances (Tier II Training) Description: The course is hands-on and lecture training in the management of foreign disasters involving hazardous substances. Attendees work with technical and subject matter experts from Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the Georgia National Guard Civil Support Team. Training emphasizes use of CBRN detection and assessment equipment, proper donning of personal protective gear, and personal decontamination. The course objective is to provide students with the ability to protect themselves, who while performing humanitarian assistance operations make unexpected contact with CBRN agents or other hazardous material contaminants. Number of participants: 10 Profile of attendees: Designed for OFDA disaster response personnel, and other U.S. Government employees who may have humanitarian assistance responsibilities for responding to a foreign disaster involving chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear (CBRN) agents. Duration: 5 days Where offered: Atlanta, GA Frequency: 1-2 times annually United States Customs Service (Treasury) For further information about the following courses, contact: United States Customs Service OR Office of International Affairs/IT&AD 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 8.5C Washington, D.C. 20229 Department of State (INL/C/CJ) 2430 E Street, NW Navy Hill, SA-4 South, Room B-8 Washington, D.C. 20520 Course Name: Train-the-Trainer Workshop (T3W) Description: The Train-The-Trainer Workshop is a program oriented to prepare a nucleus of instructors who can teach border control interdiction techniques as part of a formal classroom training program. Institutionalizes training methodology and prepares a cadre of trainers for the host governments. Profile of attendees: Instructors with responsibility to train front-line customs or border control officers Duration: 5-8 days Where offered: Host country training facility Course Name: Integrity/Anti-Corruption Description: Course is designed to promote professionalism and integrity within the workforce of agencies particularly vulnerable to bribery and corruption. Focus is on integrity awareness training and development of internal investigation organizations. Profile of attendees: Customs, border control, and law enforcement officers Duration: 3 days Where offered: Host country training facility
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