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SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1989
LAST
HIGHEST NUMBER IN FIVE YEARS.
YEAR POLICE NEGOTIATORS
ATTENDED
16 INCIDENTS,
THE
"THE INCREASING NUMBER
INCIDENTS OF NECESSARILY MEAN THERE ARE MORE OF THEM.
"IT MEANS THAT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. DEMAND.
WE ATTEND DOESN'T *I SAID MR TOM DELBRIDGE OF IN THE
MORE NEGOTIATORS
ARE
"MOST OF THE SITUATIONS THE CADRE FACES ARE DUE TO LOVE AFFAIRS THEY ARE CRIES FOR GOING WRONG, BROKEN MARRIAGES OR MONEY PROBLEMS. HELP FROM PEOPLE IN DISTRESS."
CLI
OF VOLUNTEERS, ALL SPECIALLY THE CADRE IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY
CRIMINAL HOSTAGE TRAINED IN NEGOTIATING TECHNIQUES IN DEALING WITH SITUATIONS AND OTHER LIFE THREATENING INCIDENTS.
WHO PERFORM CALL.
IT CONSISTS OF BOTH LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE OFFICERS CADRE DUTIES ON A PART TIME BASIS AND ARE AVAILABLE ON 24 HOURS THEIR RANKS ARE FROM STATION SERGEANT TO SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT.
THREE TEAMS COVER ONE EACH OF THE FORCE LAND REGIONS, WITH
ABOUT 10 OFFICERS NEW TERRITORIES TEAM COVERING MARINE REGION. UP EACH TEAM WITH FOUR FUNCTIONING TOGETHER.
THE
MAKR
WHILE
4
ONE
PROMPTS AND ADVISES WITNESSES AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
OFFICER
WHILE
TALKS ΤΟ ANOTHER
THE ACTS
SUBJECT,
AS
LEADER,
ANOTHER OFFICER TALKING TO
MATURITY, LEVEL
RESPECT NATURE, THEY MUST BE EVEN TEMPERED, AND THEY MUST
FOR THE
WORK WELL
IN A
INCLUDE NEGOTIATOR
THE SKILLS REQUIRED OF A HEADEDNESS, A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN FEELINGS AND
OF OTHERS. VIEWPOINTS PATIENT AND HAVE GOOD VERBAL SKILLS. TEAM.
THEY ARE
DURING CRIMINAL
AND
COURSE IN TRAINED
A TWO DAY INDUCTION
PRINCIPLES AND HOW THEY INTRODUCES NEWCOMERS TO THE CADRE TO BASIC
AND SITUATIONS
SUICIDE ARE APPLIED
WHICH
DOMESTIC
THREATS.
RESPONSIBLE
ALTHOUGH THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RESCUE OF PEOPLE IN DOMESTIC SITUATIONS THE CADRE RESPONDS ON IN CERTAIN CASES.
FOR
THE REQUEST
H
"IT IS A DUAL EFFORT BETWEEN THE DELBRIDGE SAID.
FIRE SERVICES AND US.
MR
THE NEGOTIATOR USES HIS POWERS OF UNDERSTANDING
HIM OR HER ΤΟ PLIGHT AND HIS PERSONALITY TO PERSUADE ABOUT HIS THREAT. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE THREATS INVOLVE OTHERS, AS A MOTHER THREATENING TO JUMP WITH HER YOUNG BABY.
THE SUBJECT'S
THINK
AGAIN
SUCH
THE NEGOTIATOR GETS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE SUBJECT, AVOIDING PUTTING HIS OWN LIFE IN DANGER.
WHILE
/!WE DON'T .............