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If the U.S. Government is seeking assistance from the Saudi Arabian Government, I’d assume our rehabilitation programs would be geared towards radical Islamic terrorists. The Saudi model that they have in place is similar to others and seems to have a focus on deradicalization in the prison systems (Maras, 2013).
The main issue or obstacle that I foresee would be the success of the program versus the cost and effort to implement it. That is to say, is it worth all the associated costs and resources that would be required to combat a situation with a realistic, yet low risk of actually happening. Additionally, I believe it would be difficult to identify potential candidates for the program prior to them actually carrying out the intended terrorist act. Once this …show more content…

Another issue I’d be concerned with would be the overall success of the Saudi based program. In 2010, a report listed that at least 11 graduates of the Saudi system returned to terrorism, with one of them becoming a commander for the Al-Qaeda network (2010). These are all issues that I could foresee with the intended efforts to create such a system. As far as how to overcome these issues, I’d have to start with a viable way to identify a would-be terrorist which seems to be extremely difficult. I suppose this could be done with screening questions in the prison system along with surveillance among the population. Equally important would be providing information to the public as to what indicators to look for in hopes of identifying would-be terrorists that they may find themselves in the company of. As far as prison goes, my

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