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By the end of this course, students will have learned and mastered the basics of hostage negotiation. Students will understand the historical context of police negotiations, know the difference in the various types of negotiable situations including the difference between hostage situations and barricaded subject situations. Students will know the importance of using time as a tool, how to respond to hostage taker demands and understand other principles of demand management and have a basic understand of personality typoligies of hostage takers and barricaded subjects.
Students will know, understand, and be able to demonstrate the various issues surrounding the use of communications in a negotiable situation, including active listening skills and persuasion/suggestion/compliance/influence techniques. Students will have a grasp of how negotiating teams are structured, equipment issues concerning the team, and the utilization of outside agencies during a situation. Additionally, students will know the difference between police and correctional negotiation situations. Students will be required to successfully complete both a written test and a practical exercise before receiving credit for this course.