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FBI Crisis Negotiator
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FBI Crisis Negotiator
Shira Behore
What do they do?
Job Description
- The FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit is a part of the Operational Support Branch of the Critical Incident Response Group.
- Crisis negotiators in the FBI, also known as hostage negotiators, are agents who are trained to defuse potentially dangerous situations.
- They usually work as part of a team.
- The CNU is staffed by a Unit Chief, five Supervisory Special Agents and four support staff. The unit is based with all other Critical Incident Response Group units at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
- Average salary is $67,000 annually
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- Crisis negotiators are one of a few groups in the justice system specifically trained to assess risk during hostage situations and barricades.
- An ideal outcome for a crisis negotiator is that neither the aggressor or the victim sustain harm by the end of the confrontation.
- A few questions a Crisis Negotiator must keep in mind while diffusing a situation are:
* Is the initial incident a reaction to an event in the subject's life?
* How much time, effort, energy, and resources did the subject put into planning the event?
* Are the victims specifically targeted or randomly selected?
* Was the incident purposefully violent or just an impulsive reaction?
* Did the subject attempt to hide their identity during the incident, or did they allow themselves to be identified?
Pros
Advantages
- Crisis Negotiator's operate in a specific branch of the FBI whose focus is on peaceful de-escalation rather than physical altercations.
- They usually remain free to say whatever seems appropriate and necessary to resolve the incidents peacefully.
Cons:
Disadvantages
- Because negotiators in hostage or barricade situations experience high levels of stress (both during and after negotiations) they must concern themselves with the long-terms effects of this stress.
- Negotiators often experience immense external pressure to end negotiations by surrounding agents and law enforcement. Ideally they function in a relatively independent manner, with ample time to converse with suspects and hopefully reach a mutual agreement or understanding.
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Cons:
- Internal stress is also a problem for negotiators; the most important source of internal stress comes from the fear that a situation may not end successfully. All negotiators, no matter how skilled or experienced they are, feel especially tense during their initial contact with suspects. In addition, negotiators feel stress when they must reassure hostages at the same time as trying to be understanding of their captors.
- If a situation ends unsuccessfully, its common for some crisis negotiators to feel considerable guilt, anger, and depression.
Impact
- Crisis negotiars serve a crucial role within the FBI.
- The CNU maintains an immediate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operational response capability to conduct and manage on-scene negotiations during any significant crisis event worldwide in which the FBI is involved.
- The FBI involves itself internationally when the victim is a U.S. citizen or demands are made against the U.S. government. As part of this mission, negotiators deploy overseas to assist in kidnapping situations involving U.S. citizens.
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- Negotiators are also major problem solvers within the FBI.
- They examine such elements as the subject’s criminal history, recent life stressors, and social media posts.
- They also take steps to further research and explore the subject’s support network and indicators of suicide and determine if the individual comes from a culture of dominance.
Conclusions
- All in all I belive that Crisis Negotiators serve a pivotal role within the FBI and the Criminal Justice System in general.
- It's a role that can be difficult and cause conflict with personal beliefs, especially when trying to de-escalate a dangerous situation.
- Overall I do reccomend this carreer choice to people who have strong social skills, are avid reasearchers and passionate about studying and understanding human behaivior.
References
References
- FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit Jobs and salary. How to Become an FBI Agent | FBI Requirements. (2021, April 2). Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.fbiagentedu.org/careers/tactical-operations/fbi-crisis-negotiation-unit/
- CBS Interactive. (2021, May 19). 'let them tell their story': FBI crisis negotiator talks tactics for deescalating hostage situations. CBS News. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/let-them-tell-their-story-fbi-crisis-negotiator-discusses-st-cloud-hostage-situations-safe-outcome/
- Eric Chaloux outputDateTimeDetails(1621025638, 1622562229. (2021, June 1). FBI crisis negotiator explains what it takes to navigate high-leverage situations. KSTP.com Eyewitness News. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/fbi-crisis-negotiator-explains-what-it-takes-to-navigate-high-leverage-situations/