How to Become a Hostage Negotiator
Hostage negotiators help to save lives by rescuing hostages from their criminal captors. It is a very difficult task as you often deal with insane and over the edge ruthless individuals. Here is how to become a hostage negotiator.
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Instructions
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Study criminal justice and psychology. Go through the police academy. Pass the academy with high marks and get hired with a city or county police department.
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Work for a police department for at least five years. Study psychology and get to understand the human psyche. Analyze the criminal mind, its motivations and what it wants.
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Apply with your department to become a hostage negotiator. If you have a clean record, you will be put through the training process.
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Go through a training period. The time varies from agency to agency but can be anywhere from two weeks to two months.
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Get some field experience working with another hostage negotiator. Your supervisors will let you know when they think you're ready to handle things on your own. Good luck and stay safe!
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Tips & Warnings
Work on your communication skills.
Study psychology to better understand some of the people you will be dealing with.
Don't allow yourself to become over confident; you will end up putting someone in danger.
