Crisis Management : Hostage Dynamics

摘要: This chapter provides the definitions of hostages and victims a crisis incident. It outlines kinds people who become hostages/victims, examines what happens when are taken hostage, explores how adapt cope to being held explains survivors succumbers are, also they released from captivity. The concludes with guidelines for debriefing hostages. A hostage is person as security fulfillment certain terms. Several points need be emphasized considering this definition. First, it important understand implications involvement person. living being, not an inanimate object, at risk. Inanimate objects can used in extortion, but takes make incident Second, that held. there voluntarily. holding may physical or psychological; impact on same. traumatized because his her lack control made feel powerless dependent taker. Hostages provide great deal about negotiating taking situations. By collecting data, conducting in-depth interviews, analyzing experience, disseminating one better negotiator.