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MODULE 31 Extremist in Correctional Institutions Hostage Situation. Extremist in Correctional Institutions Hostage Situation. A. Objective 1. 081: Describe techniques and procedures correctional employees should follow to prevent hostage situations.
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MODULE 31Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation A. Objective 1. 081: Describe techniques and procedures correctional employees should follow to prevent hostage situations.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 2. 179: Describe techniques and procedures correctional employees should follow to identify reasons for hostage taking.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 3. 180: Describe techniques and procedures correctional employees should follow and the consequences of being taken hostage.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 4. 181: Describe techniques and procedures correctional employees should follow regarding psychological and physical survival techniques for hostages.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation B. Definitions 1. Hostage - a person given as a pledge, or taken prisoner as by an enemy until certain conditions are met. 2. Hostage taker - a person who takes another person hostage by force.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation C. Types of Hostage Takers 1. Political 2. Criminal 3. Mentally ill or Emotional 4. Religious Fanatics
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation D. Inmate Hostage Situations 1. Hostages are not taken to be killed 2. Reasons for taking hostages in a correctional institution a. Escape b. Power
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation c. Settle grievances d. Death wish e. Discovered while a crime is in progress f. Over powering staff during a riot
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation in progress. E. Staff Responses to a Hostage Situation 1. Notify any supervisor in the immediate area 2. Notify the shift commander.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 3. Act as normal as possible & evacuate the area. 4. Follow your departmental policy & procedure for hostage situations.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation F. Survivors Psychological & Physical Reactions to Being Taken Hostage 1. Keep the faith 2. Contain your hostilities 3. Maintain your superior attitude
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 4. Fantasize to fill the hours 5. Rationalize your situation 6. Keep to your routine
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 7. Control your outward appearance, do not show anger 8. Remain flexible & keep your sense of humor 9. Blend in with your peers
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation G. Consequences to Being Taken Hostage 1. Feelings of abandonment 2. Acted out with aggression 3. Pitied themselves 4. Dwelled on their situation 5. Despaired
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 6. Suspended their activities 7. Acted out of control 8. Their behavior was obsessive or compulsive 9. Stood out as being over-compliant or overly resistant
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation H. Methods of Dealing With a Hostage Taking Situation 1. Negotiation 2. Show of force 3. Use of chemical agents
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 4. Tactical operations a. Sniper fire b. An assault by the emergency response team / tactical team
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation I. Four C’s of Hostage Negotiations 1. Contain a. Inner perimeter b. Outer perimeter
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 2. Communicate a. Face to face b. Remote c. Third party negotiators
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 3. Convince a. Use hooks b. Do not lie c. Do not promise anything that you cannot deliver
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 4. Conclude a. Keep all of your promises b. Remember that it is not over, until it is over
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation J. The Prevention of Hostage Situations 1. Follow the security procedures of your institution 2. Frequent unannounced shakedowns
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 3. Careful surveillance a. Inspect the inmates visiting list b. Look for false I.D.s & disguises
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 4. Frequent checks of housing, recreation & work areas 5. Correctional officer attitudes & behavior 6. Good communication with inmates
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation a. Talk with disgruntled inmates b. Recognize & communicate signs of tension 7. Properly trained correctional personnel 8. Fair & impartial treatment of inmates 9. Productive inmate advisory council meetings
Extremist in Correctional nstitutionsHostage Situation K. Items/Information Needed in Handling Hostage Situations 1. Manpower: a. Is there enough staff to handle the situation
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 2. Communications a. Does the institution have the required equipment to handle each type of communication situation
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 3. Training a. Does the institution have a well trained hostage team, including a hostage negotiator, a tactical team & any other specialist as needed
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 4. Stress a. Has each member of the institution been trained in the proper stress management techniques
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 5. Control a. Can the facility control the situation
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 6. Equipment a. Is the institution equipped with the proper equipment to handle all situations, such as riot gear, chemical agents, radios, telephones & barricades etc.
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 7. Access to a hostage negotiation team 8. First fifteen (15) minutes
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation 9. Vital information a. Names of hostage takers b. Physical / mental conditions of hostage takers
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation c. Location of hostage takers/hostages d. Telephone numbers e. Number of hostage takers/hostages f. Weapons involved g. Names of hostage
Extremist in Correctional InstitutionsHostage Situation h. Hostage injuries medical condition 10. Demands