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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 .............