Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II

Instructor: Kimberlee Thetford

Duration: 4.5 Days

Professional Development Hours: 40 PD hours

Cost: $675.00

Course Overview

This comprehensive training program equips participants with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in hostage negotiation and crisis intervention. By completing this course, students will acquire essential competencies in managing critical incidents involving hostage situations and barricaded subjects.

Learning Objectives

Participants will gain proficiency in the following areas:

• Historical development and context of police negotiations
• Distinctions between various types of negotiable situations, including hostage scenarios versus barricaded subject incidents
• Strategic use of time as a negotiation tool
• Responding effectively to hostage taker demands and demand management principles
• Personality typologies and behavioral patterns of hostage takers and barricaded subjects
• Communication strategies including active listening, persuasion techniques, and influence tactics
• Negotiating team structure, organization, and operational procedures
• Equipment considerations and team resource management
• Multi-agency coordination and external agency utilization during critical incidents
• Differences between law enforcement and correctional negotiation situations

Course Requirements

Students must successfully complete both a written examination and a practical exercise to receive course credit.