Training Courses

Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II by PATC

Date & Time:
  • October 19, 2026 – October 23, 2026
Location:
Lincoln, NE

Hostage Negotiations and Crisis Intervention, Phase I and II

Instructor: Brandon Pierpoint

Duration: 4.5 Days

Cost: $675.00

Professional Development Hours: 40 PD hours

Course Overview:

This comprehensive 40-hour training program equips law enforcement professionals with essential skills in hostage negotiation and crisis intervention. The course is structured across four full days of instruction running from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM local time, with the final day concluding at 12:00 PM, supplemented by tested coursework components to complete the 40-hour requirement.

Course Content Includes:

  • Introduction and Orientation: Class overview, historical context of negotiations, curriculum materials, and recommended resources presented through lecture format
  • Required and Suggested Equipment: Comprehensive review of essential equipment for hostage and barricaded person responses, including hostage phones, response vehicles, ballistic protection, tactical gear, optical surveillance equipment, and communication systems
  • Fundamentals of Hostage Negotiation: Theoretical foundations covering incident classification, law enforcement negotiation rationale, psychological principles, subject profiling, negotiator selection, and incident management techniques
  • Active Listening Techniques: Development of listening skills, paraphrasing methods, and communication confirmation strategies essential for effective negotiations
  • Mental Health for Negotiators: Psychological perspectives on crisis situations, personality disorders, mental illness recognition, and behavioral assessment
  • Suicide Assessment and Intervention: Understanding motivational factors in suicidal crises, recognition of major depressive disorder, and risk evaluation procedures
  • Operational Management: Situation board utilization, Negotiations Operations Command protocols, team role clarification, and information coordination systems
  • Advanced Negotiation Strategies: Third-party intermediary usage, demand management approaches, deadline management, and tactic development for reframing subject demands
  • Tactical Coordination: Integration between negotiators, tactical units, and incident commanders during hostage situations
  • Stress Management: Understanding stress effects on all parties involved, performance correlation principles, and evidence-based coping strategies

Instructional Methods: The course employs varied teaching approaches including lectures, PowerPoint presentations, video instruction, and practical scenario-based training to reinforce learning objectives.

Assignments: Evening homework includes case law review, analysis of current incidents, and scenario scripting, with daily group discussions and scenario practice throughout the training week to ensure practical application of concepts.