Crisis negotiation is a highly effective, nonlethal weapon that can quietly resolve critical situations without loss of life. This book brings together, in one complete source, the contribution that negotiation has made to the field of law enforcement and corrections. Topics include: hostage negotiation development, definitions, and characteristics; negotiation as crisis intervention; demands and the effects of time; the Stockholm Syndrome; stress; communication; emotionally disturbed individuals; team structure; intelligence gathering; hostage negotiations in prisons; equipment; media relations; debriefing; and more.
- ISBN10 6612955589
- ISBN13 9786612955587
- Publish Date 2 April 2010 (first published 1 January 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 September 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Elsevier Science & Technology
- Format eBook
- Pages 572
- Language English