Crisis Negotiations: Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections

The 5th Edition of this classic text presents a user-friendly resource for practicing negotiators and a ready reference for courses in crisis management in criminal justice, psychology, and criminology programs. The new edition has added summary bullet points for easy reference when negotiators are in the field, a review of the literature since the last edition appeared, a discussion of the strategic planning process involved in high-risk negotiation incidents focused clearly on the critical questions negotiators need to ask themselves about a high-risk incident, and a practical applied-psychology approach to personalities that engage in high-risk incidents. New focus on strategic and tactical planning in crisis incidentsFresh information on debriefing the stress after a crisis management operationQuick-reference Bullet Points for the Field available in the book and as a handy download from the companion websiteNew case studies demonstrate lessons learned in recent crisesUpdated text boxes from authorities in the fieldNew applied material on the personalities involved in high-risk hostage and barricaded incidents INDICE: 1. Crisis Management: History and Overview 2. Crisis Management: Crisis Response Team Elements 3. Crisis Management: Goals, Tasks and Skills - The REACT Model 4. Crisis Management: Risk Assessment 5. Crisis Management: Communication in Crisis Negotiations 6. Crisis Management: Negotiating with Emotionally Disturbed and Mentally Ill Individuals: Recognition and Guidelines 7. Crisis Management: Negotiating with Suicidal Persons 8. Crisis Management: Negotiating with Special Populations 9. Crisis Management: The Extraordinary and Unique: Prisons, Correctional Facilities, and Special Negotiation Incidents 10. Crisis Management: Hostage Dynamics 11. Crisis Management: Managing Stress and Trauma

• ISBN: 978-1-4557-7647-4
• Editorial: Anderson
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 592
• Fecha Publicación: 27/11/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés