Crisis & Hostage Training
Crisis and hostage incidents require calm thinking, patience, and precise communication. This category focuses on the training that prepares officers to negotiate, contain, and resolve volatile situations involving subjects in crisis or victims being held against their will. Officers learn how to use time, distance, rapport, and controlled communication as tools to de-escalate dangerous encounters.
Courses explore the psychology behind crisis behavior, the structure of negotiation teams, and the strategies used to influence subjects who feel trapped or desperate. Real case studies highlight both effective resolutions and incidents where negotiations broke down, giving students a clearer understanding of the stakes involved. Officers also practice listening techniques and slow-down strategies in scenario-based exercises.
Agencies that invest in crisis-negotiation training strengthen their ability to resolve high-risk situations without force. This category provides the foundation for thoughtful, disciplined responses that prioritize the safety of officers, victims, and subjects alike.
Courses explore the psychology behind crisis behavior, the structure of negotiation teams, and the strategies used to influence subjects who feel trapped or desperate. Real case studies highlight both effective resolutions and incidents where negotiations broke down, giving students a clearer understanding of the stakes involved. Officers also practice listening techniques and slow-down strategies in scenario-based exercises.
Agencies that invest in crisis-negotiation training strengthen their ability to resolve high-risk situations without force. This category provides the foundation for thoughtful, disciplined responses that prioritize the safety of officers, victims, and subjects alike.
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- What courses are in Crisis & Hostage Training?
- Courses that match this discipline across the U.S., posted by verified providers.
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- Yes—use the Upcoming page filters to narrow by state, month, and free classes.
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- Approval varies by state and course. Open the class page or contact the organizer for details.
Course Titles in Crisis & Hostage Training
- Advanced Hostage and Crisis Negotiations (Darryl Rivers)
- Crisis Negotiations (5-Day / 40-Hour Course)
- Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level I
- Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level II
- Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level III
- Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Cambria)
- Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Pierpoint)
- Hostage Negotiations with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths
- Hostage Negotiations, Phase III- Cambria
- Responding to Veterans and Police Officers in Crisis
Upcoming Training for Crisis & Hostage Training
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Pierpoint)
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Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level II
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Hostage Negotiations with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths
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Crisis Negotiations
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Crisis Negotiations
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Cambria)
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Pierpoint)
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Pierpoint)
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Cambria)
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Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level I
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Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level II
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Responding to Veterans and Police Officers in Crisis
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Pierpoint)
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Advanced Hostage and Crisis Negotiations (Darryl Rivers)
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Hostage Negotiations with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths
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Hostage Negotiations, Phase III- Cambria
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Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level III
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Hostage Negotiations, Phase III- Cambria
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Pierpoint)
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Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II (Cambria)