New York City has become a model example of counterterrorism on a local front. Explain some of the activities that have taken place in the New York City Police Department since September 11, 2001
What will be an ideal response?
They have created a special bureau headed by a deputy police commissioner responsible for counterterrorism training, prevention, and investigation. One thousand officers have been reassigned to antiterrorism duties, and the department is training its entire force in how to respond to biological, radiological, and chemical attacks. It has assigned detectives to work abroad with law enforcement agencies in other countries to track terrorists who might target New York City, and it now employs officers with a command of various languages of the Middle East to monitor foreign television, radio, and Internet communications. The department has also invested heavily in new hazardous materials protective suits, gas masks, and portable radiation detectors.
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What will be an ideal response?