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![](/i/favi32.png) Naval postgraduate school monterey, california thesis
Detention Facility ScenariosAnathomy of Hostage Rescue4.
Detention Facility Scenarios
Not all prison and jail incidents are hostage situations. The riot may not even be
violent. The prisoners may take over the section of the facility peacefully (p. 39).
Detention facility scenarios are fairly simple to control in that the siege usually develops
inside a secured and controlled environment (the prison itself); from the onset of the
crisis, the designated rescue force controls the target area and has almost all the
intelligence required while conducting the assault. Such operations favor the use of
chemical agents and/or the use of less than lethal ammunition. They usually lack
negotiations and end up in a forced entry to subdue the hostage takers quickly. Standard
operating procedures for these types of situations vary from state to state or from one
prison to another. The tactics and techniques for detention facility hostage scenarios have
been perfected over the last twenty years due to their high frequency and because of the
advent of less than lethal ammunition.
5.
Criminals or Suicidal Individuals
These types of operations usually involve criminals or individuals with
psychological or mental problems threatening to end their lives if their demands are not
met. These subjects act in emotional, senseless, and often self-destructive ways. They
also have no substantive or very realistic demands. The greatest danger in such
operations is to the actual criminal, or to any bystander that might be caught in the
crossfire. These operations are characterized by the incremental use of force, coupled
with firm negotiations with the ultimate goal of having the individual surrender.
Negotiators during these operations try to demonstrate patience and understanding;
giving a little without getting anything in return, they provide nonviolent resolution
options, and apply active listening skills to lower emotion, defuse anger, and establish
rapport
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