Established as the foremost textbook on communication, the seventh edition of Owen
Hargie's Skilled Interpersonal Communication is thoroughly revised and updated with the …

Hostage and crisis negotiators are specialist police officers utilised internationally by police
forces to resolve hostage and crisis incidents. Whilst the role has been heavily documented …

The following paper outlines the findings from an exploratory analysis of the hostage and
crisis negotiator deployment database that was piloted within Norfolk and Suffolk …

Hostage and crisis negotiation is well established as a police tool, and there is a growing
body of literature that provides academic insight into the phenomenon. Academics have …

Police negotiators work in small units or teams. In a crisis negotiation, one of the team
becomes the 'primary'negotiator and talks with the person in crisis. However, because the …

Hostage and crisis negotiators serve a vital function within modern-day policing and can
play a role in whether individuals live or die. As such, it is important for us to understand …

Purpose Hostage and crisis negotiators serve a vital function within society by resolving
hostage/crisis incidents. This role, performed by specially trained police “volunteers”, helps …

The rehabilitation assistive device industry is an important field of innovative development in
the health industry and occupies a huge consumer market share worldwide. The …

Police negotiators provide leadership and expertise in the de-escalation and resolution of
critical incidents, including responding to individuals exhibiting suicidal behaviour. This …

This chapter provides a synopsis of the strategies, techniques, and approaches that are
utilised by police hostage and crisis negotiators when resolving critical incidents (ie, crisis or …