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Special Concerns
Class will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the fi rst day. Students should
bring a scientifi c calculator TI-30 capable of trigonometric
functions. Students should plan to spend some time at night
to complete practical exercises and study assignments.

Course Coordinator Length of Course
Jesse Kittrell Five days (40 hours)
Basic Hostage

CICP Accredited Course and Crisis
Background Negotiations

Investigations

Who Should Attend
Those assigned and responsible to conduct pre-employment
background investigations of new employees. Who Should Attend
Offi cers assigned or selected to join a crisis negotiations
Course Goal team, or who may otherwise be put in a crisis negotiator
To provide law enforcement professionals responsible for role, or offi cers wishing to learn more about the basic
conducting background investigations the information fundamentals of hostage/crisis negotiations.
needed to successfully perform the investigation.
Course Objectives Course Goal
At the end of this block of instruction, the student will be The Basic Hostage and Crisis Negotiations course is
able to achieve the following objectives in accordance with designed in a forty (40) hour format to prepare a law
information received during the instructional period when enforcement professional to act as a hostage/crisis
conducting an applicant investigation: negotiator or team member on a hostage/crisis negotiations
➤ Discuss and defi ne ethics to understand its importance team. The course is based off fundamentals developed
within and throughout the background investigation by the FBI and guidelines from the National Council of
process. Negotiation Associations (NCNA). The course will consist
➤ Increase general awareness of legal issues pertaining of practice, role-play, and scenario-based training. The
to employment background investigations and avoid student will leave this course with the fundamental skill sets
violating employment related laws. of hostage/crisis negotiations techniques.
➤ Provide law enforcement professionals responsible for
conducting background investigations with a process Course Objectives
for conducting interviews related to the background At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
investigation of an applicant seeking employment with a Understand the premise of hostage/crisis negotiations,
law enforcement agency. recognize elements of successful crisis negotiations, apply
➤ Familiarize law enforcement professionals responsible common crisis negotiation terms, recognize and apply basic
for conducting background investigations with communication skills to crisis negotiations, understand the
information that can be used to conduct investigations fundamentals of pre-incident planning, learn to establish
on job applicants. command and control during a crisis incident, recognize
➤ Provide law enforcement professionals responsible for the phases of crisis negotiations, recognize and mitigate the
conducting background investigations the requirements value of intelligence during a crisis, serve as a member and
of the related Training and Standards Commission document crisis negotiations team activities, apply techniques
regarding the application process, minimum standards for negotiating with mentally ill subjects, apply effective
and background requirements for employment as a intervention techniques for suicidal subjects.
sworn offi cer in a law enforcement agency.
Resources Required
Methodologies Attendance is required at all class sessions. Students must
This course employs lecture and class discussion. attain a score of 75% on a fi nal written examination.
Students must also attend and participate in classroom and
Course Requirement
Attendance is required at all class sessions. scenario exercises.

Course Coordinator Length of Course Course Coordinator Length of Course
Kevin Tingen Two days (18 hours) Paul R. Phelan, Jr. 5 days (40 hours)

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