According to author Frederick J. Lanceleyone of the world's foremost crisis negotiation authoritiesnegotiators must train and train regularly. For just as the legal field constantly evolves, so does the field of crisis negotiation.
The new edition of On-Scene Guide for Crisis Negotiatorsreflects this fact. A bestseller in its first edition, this book offers practical advice with regard to the theory, procedures, and techniques of crisis and suicide intervention and hostage negotiation. Two new chapters in the second edition cover negotiation with people under the influence of drugs or alcohol and how first responders can contain a situation until a negotiator can arrive.
With a suicide intervention flow chart, a checklist for investigators assisting negotiators, and an on-scene guide for crisis negotiators, this indispensable book provides the tools you need to conduct successful negotiations and make nothing happen. The Problem in Perspective Crisis Negotiators Now Respond to a Variety of Situations Kidnapping Definitions Kidnapping - Unknown Location Kidnapping - Known Location Summary
Profiling Sieges Details on Siege Types and Characteristics
Crisis Intervention Crisis The Crisis State Crisis Characteristics Crisis Intervention The Purposes of Crisis Intervention
Active Listening Active Listening Assumptions Active Listening Concepts Active Listening Skills
Suicide Intervention Hostage Negotiators and Suicide Intervention Fluctuation in Suicide Rate Means of Suicide Suicide Clues Determining Suicidal Intent Potential High Risk Indicators Strange Stories and the Role of Fate Suicide as a Problem-Solving Option Taking Others With Them Communicating Suicidal Intent Basic Concepts for Crilƒƒ