Naval postgraduate school monterey, california thesis

4. 
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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