Faculty Articles
Crisis (hostage) negotiation:Current strategies and issues in high-risk conflict resolution
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2005
Publication Title
Agression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal
Volume
10
Issue/Number
5
First Page
533
ISSN
1359-1789
Last Page
551
Abstract/Excerpt
Crisis (hostage) negotiation has been described as the most significant development in law enforcement and police psychology over the past several decades. This paper reviews three primary components of crisis negotiation: (1) the incorporation of crisis management and intervention in current broad-spectrum approaches to crisis negotiation; (2) the Behavioral Change Stairway Model (BCSM), constructed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU), that provides a systematic, multistep process directed toward peaceful, nonlethal resolution of critical incidents; and (3) role-playing as a vital tool in the assessment and training of crisis negotiation skills. Advancements and limitations in the field of crisis negotiation are highlighted; suggestions for directions that future work in this area might take are offered.
DOI
10.1016/j.avb.2004.10.001
NSUWorks Citation
Vecchi, G. M.,
Van Hasselt, V. B.,
Romano, S. J.
(2005). Crisis (hostage) negotiation:Current strategies and issues in high-risk conflict resolution. Agression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, 10(5), 533-551.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1260
