Active Listening
Definitions
Team and Equipment
Roles
Fun Facts
100

This mnemonic device represents the active listening skills.

MORE PIES

100

A law enforcement technique used to communicate with people who are threatening violence.

Crisis Negotiation

100

In addition to a digital recorder, this is often used to record and play TPIs.

Cell Phone

100

This member is the primary contact with the suspect.

Primary Negotiator

100

Modern hostage negotiations were established in the 1970s by this US police force.

NYPD


200

This is a deliberate pause at key points for emphasis.

Effective Pause

200

A neutral third party whose job is to facilitate negotiation.

Third Party Intermediary

200

This acoustic system is often called LRAD, which stands for this.

Long Range Acoustic Device

200

This member accurately records the significant events that occur during the course of a critical incident.

Timeline 

200

The FBI separates crisis negotiations into these two basic types of incidents.

Hostage Situation and Non-hostage Situation

300

Who, what, when, where, why, and how are these.

Open-ended Questions

300

This is a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity.

Stockholm Syndrome

300

This is the number of members currently on our team.

22

300

This member is responsible for the deployment of HNT and decisions regarding negotiating tactics and strategies.

HNT Commander

300

This should be asked for early and often in negotiations.

Surrender

400

A synopsis of the negotiation/conversation up to that point in time.

Summary

400

This type of negotiation occurs when the negotiator and the suspect are negotiating without the use of telephone or bullhorn/LRAD.

Face to Face Negotiation

400

Intrepid is the brand of this equipment system.

Throw Phone

400

This team is responsible for ensuring items utilized during critical incidents are functional.

Equipment Team

400

The FBI has sole jurisdiction over this type of negotiation.

Kidnap for ransom

500

This identifies a problem or issue without assigning blame.

I Message

500

A topic, person, hobby, pet, etc. that assists with rapport building or can calm a subject during the negotiation process.

A Hook

500

Our beloved 1986 van, Blue, is this make and model.

Ford E350

500

This team is the clearinghouse for all information regarding the incident.

Intelligence Team

500

These  items will not be provided to a perpetrator.  (Name 1)

Weapons

Drugs

Alcohol

Other People

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