Monday, April 28, 2014

Crisis Negotiation Month: Final Week

The month of April is "Crisis Negotiation Month" at ADRhub.com.  It is a collaboration between the ACR Crisis Negotiation Section and ADRhub.com and it will bring you articles, tips, info graphics, and a webinar throughout the month.
Enjoy further below the final week's articles below
Secret Skills of Crisis Hostage Negotiators: Slow Down

If slowing things down works for crisis hostage negotiators, it can help you too
Don’t rush the process.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Hostage negotiator says corrections officer was calm, did 'a fantastic job'

Hostage negotiator says corrections officer was calm, did 'a fantastic job'
Lt. Jeff Cole of the Warren Police Department said the experience of negotiating with three Trumbull County inmates Wednesday afternoon who were …
Read more [Here]. 

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Tucson Police Department Takes 3rd Place in ATOA


TPD officers talk their way to victory
Hostage negotiation isn't a game, but the Tucson Police is coming out as one of the winners when putting life-saving skills to the test in a competition.
Read more from Tucson New [HERE]. 

Monday, April 21, 2014

Crisis Negotiation Month: Week 4

The month of April is "Crisis Negotiation Month" at ADRhub.com.  It is a collaboration between the ACR Crisis Negotiation Section and ADRhub.com and it will bring you articles, tips, info graphics, and a webinar throughout the month.
Enjoy below the fourth week's articles below

5 Tips on Measuring Negotiation Progress
From Crisis / Hostage Negotiation

Monday, April 14, 2014

Crisis Negotiation Month: Week 3

The month of April is "Crisis Negotiation Month" at ADRhub.com.  It is a collaboration between the ACR Crisis Negotiation Section and ADRhub.com and it will bring you articles, tips, info graphics, and a webinar throughout the month.
Enjoy below the second week's articles (see Week One here & Week Two here):

Negotiating the Impossible? The Beslan Hostage Crisis

From USATODAY.com

On 1 September 2004, a group of terrorists seized more than 1,200 hostages in School Number One in the North Ossetian town of Beslan. It was the first day of the new school year. The deadliest hostage crisis in history was about to unfold.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Crisis Negotiation Month: Week 2

The month of April is "Crisis Negotiation Month" at ADRhub.com.  It is a collaboration between the ACR Crisis Negotiation Section and ADRhub.com and it will bring you articles, tips, info graphics, and a webinar throughout the month.
Enjoy below the second week's articles (see Week One here):
Crisis & Hostage Negotiation Skills Sheet

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Crisis Negotiation Month Week One

The month of April is "Crisis Negotiation Month" at ADRhub.com.  It is a collaboration between the ACR Crisis Negotiation Section and ADRhub.com and it will bring you articles, tips, info graphics, and a webinar throughout the month.
Enjoy below the first week's articles:

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Crisis & Hostage Negotiator Skills Sheet

For those that have attended any of my presentations and were looking for the “Crisis & Hostage Negotiator Skill Sheet”- click the image below to see a larger web version and click [Here] to download a pdf version. The pdf version is better for printing.
The sheet is based on feedback from current negotiators and research.  It is currently being used by law enforcement negotiators across the United States and beyond. It includes active listening skills, responding to emotions, varying your use of adjectives when describing emotions, and more.
If you plan to use this beyond personal use, please check with me first. Send an email to mediator.jeff [at] gmail.com.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

“Crisis” or “Hostage” Negotiation? The Distinction Between Two Important Terms

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From the FBI Bulletin:

...As time has passed since the NYPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) was created, something noticeable has occurred in the realm of law enforcement hostage negotiation—the emergence of the word “crisis” being used and often replacing the term “hostage.” Reviewing academic literature, one will find the term “crisis negotiation” being commonly accepted while television and other media outlets still refer to “hostage” as the generalized term.