In February 2009, the IACP realized its goal to create and maintain a division to focus on leadership training, research, and information dissemination for law enforcement. The Center for Police Leadership and Training (CPLT) was created to encompass both one- to five-day tuition training programs and IACP’s nationally recognized leadership training course, Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO)^SM. The LPO^SM course uses a foundation of behavioral science theories and focuses on the principles of dispersed leadership. More than 220 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have participated in the program.