Crisis Negotiation
“The community expects us to de-escalate with time and distance. And we have the technology to do that and keep first responders and the community safe.”
The BRINC Ball two-way communication device is built to enhance de-escalation
How policy, training and tactics are evolving to address these volatile situations
A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions
Effective crisis management and resolution rely on a different aspect of the situational awareness that keeps us alive
Police said the naked people suspected in the kidnapping intentionally rammed into a truck containing their victims
Police said the child yelled the phrase after her father bought her a hat she didn’t like
School officials said all students have been accounted for after the shooting and were safely evacuated
The man suspected of holding about a dozen people against their will Thursday remained inside a Mississippi boarding house
Explosives were a major concern
The gunman was confronted by officers as he was forcing the hostage inside a vehicle
Vallejo police said at a news conference the kidnapping was a hoax and have since apologized
Mother continued to use apps and data that led to her arrest
Investigators considered Muller a suspect before he was accused of the other crimes
Man became a person of interest in his daughter’s disappearance after giving inconsistent statements to investigators
He was charged last month after he was arrested in a home-invasion robbery that had similarities to the kidnapping
Officials say the woman fired a gun at a crisis-negotiation robot, hit it with a broom and threw a cover over it
The suspect shot her in the chest with a 9mm handgun and then held her and her son against their will
17-year-old was seen running away from the Springfield Regional Medical Center wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and no shoes
Facebook users in the U.S. will soon receive Amber Alerts to help find missing children who may be located near them
Family of a man who was abducted from his home and beaten to death is suing a sheriff’s office, alleging deputies failed to protect him
It is important to build a partnership between law enforcement and the citizens that you protect to help ensure the safety of human life and the protection of assets
Police rescued a 16-year-old boy they say had been beaten, blindfolded and bound after being kidnapped for ransom because his captors believed he came from a wealthy family
Man was shot dead August 4th by a deputy after ramming multiple vehicles — including the officer’s — and attempting to run over his girlfriend
“It started not to click,” said police Chief Michael Moore. “My frustration level was very high. We are a cash-strapped city ... and this cost us quite a bit of money”
Police are praising a dispatcher for persuading a gunman to surrender after he allegedly shot and killed three people, wounded two others and fired on officers
Her mother’s ex-boyfriend drugged and kidnapped her in 2004, forced her to marry him and fathered her child
Police received a frantic 911 call from a woman, a passenger in a pickup truck, who was screaming for help. When the call disconnected abruptly, the dispatcher used the phone’s GPS to track the truck
Reserve officer Kevin Quick, 45, was found dead days after he was reported missing Feb. 1
With 6 billion texts exchanged daily in the U.S., officers are increasingly being called upon to defuse violent situations through the typed word
Police say they used social media to track a suspected kidnapper from the San Francisco Bay Area to a hotel-casino in northern Nevada
Man was sentenced to five years’ probation after pleading guilty to a felony conspiracy to kidnap police officers charge
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