Hostage-Taking Terrorism Incident-Response Strategy [Paperback]

Examines the problems governments face or are likely to face in handling a hostage situation. The book seeks to address the specialized subject of crisis management when applied to hostage/siege incidents and concentrates, in particular, on the techniques used in siege negotiations.Development of terrorism worldwide; development of terrorist incident handling; negotiating objectives; negotiation strategy; effective government crisis management; operational requirements for crisis management and negotiation; technical support requirements; incident resolution; psychological aspects of hostage taking; kidnap and ransom; international counter-terrorism; future trends; case studies.