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Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD
Police Negotiation Techniques
They aim to reconcile a counterpart’s problems with the need to maintain the peace for society at large.
Using active-listening techniques, maintaining an open-minded approach, and building rapport to influence one’s counterpart are some of the skills used to resolve conflict and this skills can also be used on other kinds of negotiation.
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Types of Negotiators
- Integrative negotiators: create value between negotiating counterparts.
- Distributive negotiators: maximize their claim to value in the negotiation at hand.
- Crisis negotiators: apply advanced conflict resolution skills strategically according to context.
Police Negotiation Techniques
They aim to reconcile a counterpart’s problems with the need to maintain the peace for society at large.
Using active-listening techniques, maintaining an open-minded approach, and building rapport to influence one’s counterpart are some of the skills used to resolve conflict and this skills can also be used on other kinds of negotiation.
7 Essential Crisis Negotiation Skills Of a NYPD Negotiator
- Communication: Opening communication avenues to your counterpart signals you are ready to listen and builds rapport between you.
- Patience: Allowing your counterpart to air concerns and not jumping to conclusions or rushing towards a resolution also builds rapport.
- Active Listening: An affective skill that helps to maintain an open dialogue and build trust between counterparts also doubling as information gathering.
- Respect: Makes your counterpart feel understood and that their concerns are being heard and addressed.
- Calm: its display helps the counterpart feel there is an alternative way to taking harsh measures.
- Self-Awareness: It's establishing a relationship with the counterpart while keeping communications strategic and purposeful.
- Adaptability: Is to adapt and respond to changing circumstances in a way that further negotiation goals.
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5 Steps for Effective Crisis Negotiation
- Prepare for crisis: Good crisis-management plans predict and set mechanisms to deal with and minimize the effects of disputes.
- Establish ground...
Characteristics of Crisis Negotiation
- High stakes, including communication towards conflict resolution.
- Unpredictable.
- Heightened negative emotions, often leading to conflict escalation.
- Multiple parties and teams are involved.
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“In crisis situations, emotions can dictate a person’s actions at the detriment of rational thinking.”
Jeff Thompson
The Goal In Law Enforcement Hostage Crisis Situations
To use communication skills to get a person to change from a negative behavior to a more desirable one.
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BATNA
Refers to your “best alternative to a negotiated agreement,” or the best outcome you can expect if you fail to reach agreement at the bargaining table with your counterpart.
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Negotiate the process
Carefully negotiate how you will negotiate in advance. Discussing procedural issues will clear the way for much more focused talks.
Don’t assume you’re all on the same page when it comes to determining when to meet, who should be present, what your agenda will be, and so on.
Building rapport
You and your counterpart may be more collaborative and likely to reach an agreement if you spend even just a few minutes trying to get to know each other.
If you’re negotiating over email, even a brief introductory phone call may make a difference. This is one of the most valuable negotiation skills to master.
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Negotiation
Whether it is a high-stakes deal, the price of a used car, or a family issue, we all are bargaining and getting into negotiations.
Negotiation is 90 % planning, along with being educated and ...
The 7 Elements
A negotiation does not have to be a uni-dimensional, one-shot activity.
There are seven points to prepare yourself with:
- What do people want?
- What is my Plan B?
- Creating Value using shared interests.
- What's relevant and what's persuasive.
- One-shot or multiple rounds?
- The best way to communicate.
- What are my commitments?
What People Want
Knowing the other party's needs, wants and desires, getting to know what drives their negotiation, is crucial information in the planning stage.
The more we understand the interests of the other negotiating party, the better we can help them get what they want while taking care of our interests.
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4 basic negotiation styles
...depending on different social motives:
- Individualists seek to maximize their own outcomes with little regard for their counterparts’ outcomes. .
- Cooperators stri...
How You Can Learn The #1 Persuasion Technique of FBI Hostage Negotiators - Barking Up The Wrong Tree
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Conversational Narcissism
Is to seek to hold the attention of a conversation on oneself. It occasionally manifests on the average person when we pretend to be listening, but we were really focusing on what we wa...
Active Listening
Is to not judge or analyze what the person is saying at first. Just focusing on listening and trying to understand their perspective.
The Three Components of Active Listening
- Paraphrase: Consists of repeating at the speakers a summary of what they say, so they feel understood.
- Inquire: Obtain all the information that is relevant to the resolution of the issue.
- Acknowledge: Once the issue is made clear, communicate to your counterpart that you understand it.
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Using emotional intelligence in negotiations
- Repeat the last 1-3 words your counterpart just said back to them - makes your counterpart feel safe enough.
- Practice tactical empathy. Demonstrate to your counterpart th...
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The 3 key qualities of negociation
- Clarity: on your objectives, on what you want and what you don'y want, what is acceptable and what not.
- Detachment: it’s about kee...
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Get clear on your negotiation goals
There are 3 key questions you should ask yourself:
- What's the best possible outcome?
- What's your bottom line? This refers to the least...
Determine your core negotiation strategy (CNS)
It means finding the doorway that you want to enter the negotiation through. That could be the doorway of safety and liability or of value, the doorway of competition or of future business.
Understand your negotiation signature
That signature is the habitual way that you go about a negotiation. Understanding your default signature helps you know what you're working with.
Some people try to go in and beat the other person up on price. Other people are really intimidated, reticent, and afraid to ask for anything.
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Successful Negotiation
The most successful negotiators don't entertain dirty tricks in negotiation but instead strive to reach agreements that are satisfactory to both parties.
But if you find yourself on...
Jet Lag
Used on negotiators who travel long distances: to start meetings while the negotiator's concentration is impeded due to jet lag or fatigue. Jet lag seriously impairs judgement.
Tip for the negotiator: Travel early and leave time for recuperation before meeting the other party. Where you suspect your hosts like to be hospitable, keep news of your early arrival quiet.
It's different over here
A dirty trick often used against people visiting other cultures.
The approach of "but we always do it this way over here" can be difficult to counter if you're not prepared for it.
Tip for the negotiator: If you suspect this approach in advance, have with you a local expert who knows the customs.
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