Improving Efficiency of Investigations into City Bombings
One strategy towards improving the efficiency of investigations into city bombings is by arresting all drivers who violate traffic rules few hours after the explosion especially if they illegally possess weapons. In the Oklahoma City bombings, the main perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh was arrested ninety minutes after the explosion. One of grounds for his arrest was that he was driving without a license plate. Secondly, he had a concealed weapon. Therefore, to improve the efficiency of investigations into city bombings, I recommend that all traffic offenders who violate traffic rules be treated as capital suspect unless and until proved otherwise.
Treating Persons Named by Suspects as Accomplices
Further, any person named by the suspect who has been arrested after the blast should be treated as an accomplice and brought in immediately for questioning. McVeigh mentioned the names, Terry Nichol, to be related to the James, his colleague in their residential place in Michigan. As it turned out, the two individuals were his partners in the crime. In sum, I recommend that investigators should skillfully probe all persons named by traffic offenders after an explosion.
Gil Kerlikowske's National Policies to Reduce Drug Abuse
Gil Kerlikowske's national policies to reduce drug abuse are as follows. First, a coordinated prevention system targeting young people and run by both federal and state governments that teaches community members on how to prepare and prevent drug use. Second, the national youth anti-drug campaign that conveys anti-drug information to youths and adults. Third, an intervention that concentrates on early signs of drugs. Lastly, innovation such as Hawaii's Hope Project which centers on amongst others, behavior change, drug treatment and community safety. Kerlikowske policies did not undermine legitimate commerce, the stock market or labor unions. Mainly, he concentrated on a new way of reducing drug abuse and its consequences. For instance, he rejected the option of an enforcement-centric war on drugs and legalization of the drugs. In a nutshell, the director only suggested new ways of approaching the drug menace and did not intend to undermine trade in any manner.
