Essays on Hostage Negotiation

The risks involve in hostage crisis leads to the development of negotiation strategies that will be used based on a given hostage situation. There is a need to understand the motives of the hostage taker as a means to develop an effective and appropriate negotiation approach, in addition to the consideration of the factors that can help diffuse the tense emotional state. However, one among the most important consideration is the establishment of the negotiator and hostage-taker relationship, which often takes considerable time to develop. In this instance, the mental health professional can provide helpful assistance to negotiators in ...

Alfredo Albondigas is obviously a mentally disturbed man. The inmate could be suffering from psychosis or other related psychological disorders. The mental imbalance might have been brought about by drug and substance abuse. With the known prison background and environment, use of drugs such as Marijuana, heroin, crystal methyl, LSD and others is rampant. Alternatively, Mr. Albondingas might be suffering from acute depression leading to the meltdown. Mental disturbance from the environmental effects of prison trauma and stress could induce delirious hallucinations. Other possible mental states that could be influencing the behavior could be Peduncular hallucinosis and primarily schizophrenia. ...

Systemic crises are as a result of a collapse in the operations of a system. This often results in losses or problems that may overwhelm the operations of the entire system hence causing a breakdown. The occurrence of such systems affect a number of individuals depending on their magnitude hence the need to identify strategies that can restore the situation back to normal. This paper identifies two specific systemic crises discussed in the course module and analyzes their similarities and differences. The crises discussed in this paper include crisis/hostage negotiation and school-based crises. There is also a discussion on the intervention strategies used in each ...

The Summit on Community Resilience, Intervention, Prevention, and Training (SCRIPT) conference took place between July 16th and 17th 2015 at the California Endowment Center (Los Angeles, CA). The purpose of SCRIPT was to raise community awareness regarding male survivors of violence and abuse by presenting a variety of topics, including sexual abuse, domestic violence, community crisis interventions, hostage negotiation, bullying, survivor advocacy, and several others. I attended several interesting presentations at the SCRIPT conference that enhanced my understanding of forensic psychology in general, as well as the understanding of sex offenders and potential strategies to increase their chances of ...

Introduction

Hostage negotiation is a crisis negotiation technique that involves communication with people who are threatening to inflict harm on defenceless civilians. The negotiations are usually between the hostage taker and the authority. A police psychologist can play the role of primary negotiator or advisor in a hostage crisis. A hostage negotiator is a specially trained law enforcement officer whose job is to diffuse situations that may have otherwise turned out hazardous. The police psychologist never works alone but is always part of the rescue team which may be the FBI, or the Police. An ideal negotiation is one whereby all hostages are ...