Reasons for the ineffectiveness of anti-terrorist organization are various: political and economic cost may be to high; political, social and economic conditions may aid recruitment of active members and supporters of terrorist organizations; publicity given to terrorist acts may encourage activists and increase support by their constituents; actions by the government or anti-terrorist organizations may be perceived as signs of weakness by the general public; alarm on the part of the general public and a sense of inability to do anything about terrorism encourages activists; police forces in a given area may be fragmented, thus creating problems in both international and internal coordination; police forces are often untrained in anti-terrorist tactics and are virtually helpless when terrorism strikes; police powers may be limited due to privacy laws (such as the ability to tap telephones without delay and without prior consent, the right to search areas without warrants, the right to hold suspects for a reasonable period for questioning); the media may jeopardize anti-terrorist organization by exposing operations; and intelligence service may be weak, often leaving an imprudent freedom of access to intelligence files.As governments become more efficient in gathering intelligence and combating terrorism, terrorists adjust. Their organizations become smaller, making them tougher to monitor or penetrate, and their targets become specific ones aimed at specific nationalities.