Region 4 – 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiation Course – Fredericksburg

This course covers the following and more:

• History of Negotiations
• Characteristics of a Negotiable Incident and Stages of an Incident
• Active Listening and Communication Skills
• Handling Demands, Effects of Time
• Recognizing Psychological, Mental and Emotional disorders, how to recognize them and deal with them, including Stockholm Syndrome
• The Effects of Stress, Stages of Stress and Stress in the Hostage Situation
• Team Structure
• Intelligence Coordination
• A full day of Realistic Scenarios and Scenario Training

This training is being provided to local, state and federal law enforcement personnel which includes law enforcement officers/agents, peace officers, detention/corrections officers or communication officers who have a demonstrated professional interest in hostage/crisis negotiations. Identification will be required showing your affiliation with a federal, state or local law enforcement agency at the beginning of the training.