Crisis Negotiation
First-arriving officers can get things rolling, and specialized teams can communicate with subjects more easily
Learn how drones and two-way communications devices are reinventing how law enforcement responds to incidents
As an LAPD SWAT team leader and crisis negotiator, Jonathan explains how crisis negotiation skills help officers in tactical situations and everyday patrol
A quick-thinking restaurant owner called police after receiving the distressing message
The man told deputies he’d been held against his will for several days and couldn’t call 911
The suspect agreed to release his hostage on one condition: a news crew would broadcast his complaints
The officer was reportedly impaired on duty during a search for a kidnapped baby last week
The suspect had been involved in six break-ins or attempted break-ins over the course of two days, police said
Officers used the ‘find my location’ feature on the boy’s iPhone, bodycam video shows
The suspect ran into a business where he took an employee hostage, police said
Applying a “when/then/why” approach to the tactical challenges of an ambush situation with a baby in the crossfire
Survey results are an important conversation starter around standardization in the field of crisis negotiations
A woman asked police to check on her mother when she failed to receive her mother’s daily text about the popular online word game
A recent online event shared best practices for law enforcement collaboration with faith-based communities to improve security
The man was investigated by British authorities as a possible “terrorist threat” but the investigation was later closed
The passenger was able to text police the location of the stolen Audi from the backseat
“Without the instruction we received, we would not have been prepared to act and flee when the situation presented itself,” said Charlie Cytron-Walker
Authorities identified the hostage-taker as a British national, with the investigation stretching to England where two people are in custody in connection with the standoff
One hostage was released during the standoff; three others got out when an FBI SWAT team entered the building
A man took four people hostage at a Colleyville synagogue during services; shortly after 5 p.m., a male hostage was released uninjured
The suspect had lured the children into her van by saying she was taking them to school, police said
Police shot and killed the suspect, who was seen holding a gun to the victim’s head
The officer is heard yelling at the suspect to “stop the car” repeatedly before firing his weapon
Officers initially responded after getting several radio calls about an armed man committing several crimes
Police said the suspect fired at officers, striking one in the leg; the 4-year police veteran is in stable condition
City officials said the program is off to a good start and is expected to expand
The deputies were shot while attempting to free hostages inside the home, officials said
Officers found the suspect in 30 minutes thanks to tips from an eagle-eyed neighbor
The employee hurried the children inside and then held off the suspect until police arrived
It wasn’t immediately clear if other bank employees were being held against their will
Children are now safe, police said. The suspect was not immediately identified
A powerful way to increase learning based on real incidents is to not only study what you do see but to envision what you might have seen
The inmate took the officer’s radio and keys, and freed other inmates from nearby cells
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