NCJ Number
29372
Journal
MILITARY POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT JOURNAL Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (SUMMER QUARTER 1975) Pages: 34-40
Date Published
1975
Length
7 pages
Annotation
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR THE INTERVENTION BY MILITARY POLICE TEAMS IN SPECIAL-THREAT SITUATIONS SUCH AS THOSE INVOLVING A SNIPER, BARRICADED CRIMINALS, TERRORIST ACTIVITY OR HOSTAGE TAKING.
Abstract
PROTECTION OF HOSTAGES AND THE ALTERNATIVE OF NEGOTIATION ARE STRESSED AS IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN HANDLING SUCH RISK SITUATIONS. THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE COMPOSITION OF A NEGOTIATING TEAM AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONAL TACTICS OF SPECIAL REACTION TEAMS.