ALS
History
Suicide
Starts with “E”
Grab Bag
100

Minimal encourager 

Ok, yea, um, alright, ok

100

What does ”NOC” stand for?

Negotiations Operation Center 

100

Something a Suicidal person may say

I’m tired

I can’t go on



100

After a TPI

Effective pause

100

PPA

Positive Police Action

200

what did you do last night?

Open ended question 

200

The tail numbers on the plane in the case which spurred the FBI to Hostage Negotiation Teams

What is 58 November?

200

Hopelessness

The #1 reason people commit suicide

200

Opposite of simpathy

Empathy

200

Disengagement 

Breaking a special relationship 

300

When is a good time to use a paraphrase?

Transition, Clarification, A lot of info given

300

Stockholm Syndrome 

Hostages align with their captors

300

Past Behavior 

Indicates future behavior

300

Recognizing a feeling

Emotional Label

300

What are the 3 entities in the triad?

IC, HNT, SWAT

400

Reflecting/Mirroring

Last 2-3 words in a question

400

David Koresh

Branch Dividian Leader

Waco Standoff

Vernon Wayne Howell

400

Kevin Hines

Suicide survivor off Golden Gate Bridge

400

What’s the most danger time in a negotiation 

Exit phase

400

How many principals in Crisis Negotiations?

13

500

What is the difference between a paraphrase and a Summary?

A summary adds an emotion. 

500

Which department did Frank Bolz and Harvey Schlosseburg work for

NYPD

500

A recording of an influential person

TPI (third party intermediary)

500

A throw phone with a listening device

Eavesdropping 

500

What are the steps on the behavioral staircase?

ALS, Rapport, Trust, Influence, Behavior Change