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Crisis negotiation
Technique used to communicate with people who are threatening violence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crisis negotiation is a law enforcement technique used to communicate with people who are threatening violence[1] (workplace violence, domestic violence, suicide, or terrorism),[2] including barricaded subjects, stalkers, criminals attempting to escape or evade arrest, and hostage-takers.[3] Crisis negotiation is often initiated by the first officer(s) on the scene.[2]
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