diff --git a/deepsecurity/policies.py b/deepsecurity/policies.py
index 1f1bbcf..0632fa8 100644
--- a/deepsecurity/policies.py
+++ b/deepsecurity/policies.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def get(self):
     if response and response['status'] == 200:
       if not type(response['data']) == type([]): response['data'] = [response['data']]
       for policy in response['data']:
-        policy_obj = Policy(self.manager, policy, self.log)
+        policy_obj = Policy(manager=self.manager, api_response=policy, log_func=self.log)
         if policy_obj:
           try:
             self[policy_obj.id] = policy_obj
@@ -33,6 +33,115 @@ def get(self):
 
     return len(self)
 
+  def create(self, name, parent_profile_id=None,
+              enable_anti_malware=True,
+              enable_firewall=False,
+              enable_intrusion_prevention=True,
+              enable_integrity_monitoring=True,
+              enable_log_inspection=True,
+              description=None
+              ):
+    """
+    Create a new policy
+
+    name
+      - the name of the new policy
+
+    parent_profile_id
+      - the ID of the parent policy
+
+    enable_anti_malware
+      - if True, enable the anti-malware module
+      - if 'parent_profile_id' is set, the new policy will 
+        inherit this value from the parent
+
+    enable_firewall
+      - if True, enable the firewall module
+      - if 'parent_profile_id' is set, the new policy will 
+        inherit this value from the parent
+
+    enable_intrusion_prevention
+      - if True, enable the intrusion prevention module
+      - if 'parent_profile_id' is set, the new policy will 
+        inherit this value from the parent
+
+    enable_integrity_monitoring
+      - if True, enable the integrity monitoring module
+      - if 'parent_profile_id' is set, the new policy will 
+        inherit this value from the parent   
+
+    enable_log_inspection
+      - if True, enable the log inspection module
+      - if 'parent_profile_id' is set, the new policy will 
+        inherit this value from the parent  
+
+    description
+      - the description of the new policy
+
+    Returns the ID of the new policy is successful. False if not successful in 
+    creating the new policy
+    """
+    result = None
+
+    # set the state for each supported module
+    anti_malware_state = 'ON' if enable_anti_malware else 'OFF'
+    firewall_state = 'ON' if enable_firewall else 'OFF'
+    intrusion_prevention_state = 'ON' if enable_intrusion_prevention else 'OFF'
+    integrity_monitoring_state = 'ON' if enable_integrity_monitoring else 'OFF'
+    log_inspection_state = 'ON' if enable_log_inspection else 'OFF'
+
+    # inherit all states if a parent policy is specified
+    if parent_profile_id:
+      anti_malware_state = 'INHERITED'
+      firewall_state = 'INHERITED'
+      intrusion_prevention_state = 'INHERITED'
+      integrity_monitoring_state = 'INHERITED'
+      log_inspection_state = 'INHERITED'
+
+    call = self.manager._get_request_format(call='securityProfileSave')
+    call['data'] = { 'sp': {
+             'DPIRuleIDs': None,
+             'DPIState': intrusion_prevention_state,
+             'ID': None,
+             'antiMalwareManualID': None,
+             'antiMalwareManualInherit': u'true',
+             'antiMalwareRealTimeID': None,
+             'antiMalwareRealTimeInherit': u'true',
+             'antiMalwareRealTimeScheduleID': None,
+             'antiMalwareScheduledID': None,
+             'antiMalwareScheduledInherit': u'true',
+             'antiMalwareState': anti_malware_state,
+             'applicationTypeIDs': None,
+             'description': description,
+             'firewallRuleIDs': None,
+             'firewallState': firewall_state,
+             'integrityRuleIDs': None,
+             'integrityState': integrity_monitoring_state,
+             'logInspectionRuleIDs': None,
+             'logInspectionState': log_inspection_state,
+             'name': name,
+             'parentSecurityProfileID': parent_profile_id if parent_profile_id else None,
+             'recommendationState': None,
+             'scheduleID': None,
+             'statefulConfigurationID': None
+             }
+      }
+    
+    response = self.manager._request(call)
+    if response and response['status'] == 200:
+      try:
+        new_policy = Policy(api_response=response['data'], manager=self.manager, log_func=self.log)
+        if new_policy:
+          self[new_policy.id] = new_policy
+          result = new_policy.id
+          self.log("Added new policy #{}".format(new_policy.id))
+      except Exception, err:
+        self.log("Could not create new policy from API response", err=err)
+    else:
+      result = False
+
+    return result
+
 class Rules(core.CoreDict):
   def __init__(self, manager=None):
     core.CoreDict.__init__(self)
@@ -143,6 +252,39 @@ def save(self):
 
     return result
 
+  def get_application_control_settings(self):
+    """
+    Get the details for the application control settings for this policy
+    """
+    return self.manager.application_control.get_policy_settings(self.id)
+
+  def set_application_control_settings(self, policy_id, lockdown=None, ruleset_id=None, state=None, whitelist_mode=None):
+    """
+    Set the details for the application control settings for this policy
+
+    lockdown:
+      - if set to None, no changes are made
+      - if set to True, lockdown mode is enabled and anything that's not on the whitelist will be blocked
+      - if set to False, lockdown mode is disabled and only things on the blacklist will be blocked
+
+    ruleset_id:
+      - if set to None, no changes are made
+      - the ID of the ruleset to use for this application control policy
+
+    state:
+      - if set to None, no changes are made 
+      - if set to "on", application control is turned on for this policy
+      - if set to "off", application control is turned off for this policy
+      - if set to "inherit", the application control state inherited from this policy's parent (if one exists)  
+
+    whitelist_mode:
+      - if set to None, no changes are made
+      - if set to "local-inventory", application control is turned on for this policy
+      - if set to "shared", application control is turned off for this policy
+      - if set to "inherit", the application control state inherited from this policy's parent (if one exists)  
+    """    
+    return self.manager.application_control.set_policy_settings(self.id, lockdown=lockdown, ruleset_id=ruleset_id, state=state, whitelist_mode=whitelist_mode)
+
 class Rule(core.CoreObject):
   def __init__(self, manager=None, api_response=None, log_func=None, rule_type=None):
     self.manager = manager
@@ -164,4 +306,4 @@ def _split_items(self):
     if getattr(self, 'items') and "\n" in self.items:
       self.addresses = self.items.split('\n')
     else:
-      self.addresses.append(self.items.strip())        
\ No newline at end of file
+      self.addresses.append(self.items.strip())
\ No newline at end of file