Hostage Negotiation

While the incident started as “typical”, it quickly escalated and became hostile. The man was someone who exhibited expressive behaviors that included a high level of emotion (Van Hasselt, Flood, Romano, Vecchi, de Fabrique, & Dalfonzo, 2005). With time, the CHNT was able to calm the suspect down and help him see reason. It is through this specific example that a person is able to understand why a CHNT is viewed as a valid and valuable tool to diffuse intense hostage and non-hostage situations (Leviton & Greenstone,

Many things frighten me on many different levels, but being kidnapped is on the top of the list. Being cautious all the time is my number one priority. When I walk in parking lots, I always carry my pepper spray with me and the knob turned ready for action. Also, I hold my taser in my other hand with it on and ready to tase. I carry these items around just in case someone were to attack me or potentially kidnap me. Every so often, I watch tv shows such as Dateline and Dr. Phil. These sometimes give a story of individuals being kidnapped, explaining every single detail, which scares me even more. If I ever were to get kidnapped, I would go into panic mode and be scared for a very long time. The first thing that would come to mind is that I

Workplace violence has existed throughout history. However, historical documentation of workplace violence is vague and sometimes non-existent. Documented workplace violence is believed to have existed during the Roman Empire, the Renaissance Era, and it continues today. It seems unfortunate, but as long as a “society” exists, workplace violence will more than likely exist. Therefore, employers must understand: the history of workplace violence, the effects it has on the organization, the reasons why it occurs, the warning signs, and ways to prevent it from occurring. Most importantly, it is the responsibility of the Manager, to not only understand workplace violence, but to ensure that all employees

Hatred in the work environment breeds various issues for workers. For example, representatives working in a negative situation will probably discover issues with confidence and low profitability. Also, a negative work environment can prompt high representative turnover rates. To build energy in the work environment, workers must to make a positive workplace and do what it takes to maintain and cultivate this culture. According to Yoder-wise (2011), “the definition of violence includes overt and covert behavior ranging from offensive threatening language to homicide” (Yoder Wise, 2011, p.498). Violence can be noted as the general term that represents lateral aggression,

In his 1979 state of the Union Address, President Jimmy Carter stated “We have no desire to be the world's policeman. But America does want to be the world's peacemaker.” However, nearing the end of Carter’s presidency the peace within the American Embassy located in Tehran, Iran was broken. 53 Americans were taken hostage by Iranian militants on November 4th 1979. The Iranian Hostage Crisis caused a loss of American confidence, caused Americans to view middle easterners differently forever, and also cost Jimmy Carter the chance of a second term.

Law enforcement and social scientists have often tried to assess serial killers who have been caught in order to better understand their reasons for acting violent. Since serial killers have a definitive personality profile. Some serial killers share the same behaviors such as; wetting the bed and wanting to start fires. While these reasons are not associated with all serial killers, there has been a tendency for these traits to be present in the majority of serial killers that have been studies.

What started as a hostage situation in Sydney, Australia, it ended up as a tragedy with two hostages and a gunman dead 16 hours after the siege started. The hostage taker was later identified as Man Haron Monis who U.S Law enforcement said he acted alone. It all happened early in the morning at a café where 17 civilians were getting breakfast and Man Haron Monis decided to take them as a hostages. After 16 long hours of negotiation, the Australia Special Force and the law enforcement entered the building rescuing the hostages and killing the gunman.

24. Hostages often identify with their captors and develop anger toward the law enforcement officers who are trying to rescue them. This phenomenon is known as:

In this scenario 26 year old Bradley has involved his self in a non-hostage situation. This is considered non-hostage because of his emotions. He thinks his wife is having an affair with her college professor. Bradley is in the Pre-contemplation Stage in which he sees no reason to change and is likely to resist suggestions that he change. Validating Bradley’s lack of readiness to change by making his resistance normal; supporting his effort to re-evaluate his behavior and situation; and using reassurance, empathy, sharing commonalities, humor, being non-judgmental, and active listening during this stage. Kelln and McMurtry (2007) suggest that during the

A teenager is taken from her home in early morning. She is so scared that she does exactly what the kidnapper says and follows him out. As the months go by, the victim and her kidnapper develop a very close bond and they begin to care for each other in a nurturing relationship. This situation probably sounds insane, but it turns out that this happens often to a victim. The victim becomes relieved after the kidnapper threatens her and decides to spare her life. The victim begins to feel gratitude because the kidnapper has given her life and the kidnapper sees it at a real bond forming. Even though the victim wants to despise the kidnapper for taking her hostage, her longing to survive overpowers her hatred and Stockholm Syndrome is developed.

Relationship Disputes is the first emotional storm trigger. This relationship dispute is not just between significant others, rather all kinds of relationships. These relationships could be with a “spouse, parents, family member, close friend, boss, [or] coworker” (Clinton, Sibcy 158). This trigger consists of three levels: level one, renegotiation, level two, impasse, and level three, dissolution. These levels of emotions are ranked from bad to worse. Starting with level one, renegotiation, is probably most common. Within this level, people may be angry and have fear. This anger is usually driven by a hope to make right with what was done wrong to them. The fear is often about fearing that the relationship is in danger. Level two, impasse, is the exhausted level. This is when he or she is tired of the fighting and almost

When people face stressful, depressing, and emotionally charged situations you can never be sure how they will react. When you add humiliation to the mix you can be sure the reaction will not be good. To further ramp things up, add cultural dynamics that push people to make extreme decisions.

hearts cry out which turns into anger. This is when law makers and judges need

Workplace violence is a serious and growing issue in society. Employers need to develop intervention strategies to decrease reduce violence in the workplace. Also, employers and employees need to be aware of the signs when people exhibit behaviors that can lead to workplace violence. As a society, the issue needs to be acknowledged of the reality and work together for creating a solution. Lastly, employers and employees must not live in fear of addressing concerns if they see the potential for workplace violence or report when they witness or experience workplace violence.

The central objective of this study is to analyze socio-economic and demographic features of kidnapping in Nigeria. Specifically, the study seeks to: