Hostage Negotiation Skills

You are the CEO of a global commodities company.  You have representatives around the world.  The telephone ringing late one night and you hear a voice on the other end informing you that one of your staff has been kidnapped.  You have 12 hours to arrange payment or he dies.  Tell the police and he dies.

What do you do?

It is estimated that there are over 20 000 reported kidnappings worldwide per annum.  These may range from high profile business individuals or their loved ones or employees to a small child snatched in a custody dispute.

Kidnappers fall into many categories and their motivations may be blurred by emotions, politics or finance.  Whatever the case, it is critical that the correct techniques are employed by those conducting negotiations in order to guarantee the safe return of the kidnapped individual.

ASIC Ltd. deploy trainers worldwide to provide bespoke theoretical and/or practical training to individuals or groupings who may be the likely First Responders to a Hostage or Kidnap Scenario.

Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

Hostage Negotiator / KRE Training

Instructed by experienced National Level Police staff, this bespoke 2 week course is designed for Security Staff responsible for planning and executing Corporate response to the kidnap of an employee working in a high-risk environment.  Suitable for those requiring to conduct negotiations in scenarios of suicide intervention, chronic/acute mental distress, kidnap for ransom, maritime and land-based scenarios, our residential course is recognised as being amongst the very best of its kind on the market.