“ HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION FOR POLICE PART 1 “ 1977 POLICE / LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FILM XD39884

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website Part 2: This is the first part of a two part film created in 1977 by the Bureau for Municipal Police as a training tool for law enforcement. It shows how to nonviolently negotiate a hostage situation using a series of examples to display proper procedure. This film was distributed by Motorola Teleprograms Inc. and directed by Dennis Anderson, with Frank Harris serving as director of photography (:17). Opening scenes show a bank burglary turned hostage situation at a local department store; Alexander’s (:31). An officer reports the suspects descriptions over the radio (:56). The suspects order everyone down as civilians in the store panic (1:19). In another situation in an apartment complex, noise disturbances are reported by the building manager to police (1:30). Officer Kenny arrives to evaluate the scene (2:16) and calls for backup. As he announces his presence to the suspects, the suspect blows a shotgun hole through the door (3:11). In another scene, a father interrupts the home of his former wife, her new husband and child (3:24) demanding he take the child with him. A police chase (4:09) ends with the perpetrator blocked by patrol cars. Police take their positions (4:45) and move pedestrians behind a makeshift barrier (4:50). Units maintain contact with headquarters (5:06). The Command Post Leader is identified (5:23). The tactical team chooses their guns such as the AR-15 (5:32). An overall command post is established in a bus (5:56). One media liaison is allowed through the lines (6:26). The first responding officers are relieved and sent to the command post for debriefing (6:49). The Police Negotiator arrives (7:19). At the briefing, intelligence is gathered on the suspects (7:53). The mother and stepfather of the kidnapped girl are interviewed (9:37). Photographs are compared of the hostage and suspect wearing the same clothes (10:44). Contact between suspects and negotiator can be made through a phone (11:13). Black and white photographs are presented from actual hostage negotiations (11:27). A negotiator team can be used within a large department (12:35). A second officer can be used if communications break down between suspect and first responding officer (14:19). The phone rings at the store robbery (14:55) as the lead suspect takes the call. Photographs are compared of the suspects to help positively identify them (17:40). Other hostage situations from the past are displayed in photographs  including terrorist scenarios (19:01). The father demands to speaks with his ex-wife (21:29). Police set up auxiliary lighting as the scene turns to evening (21:44). The psyche of those who take hostages is discussed (22:50). One instance included a man who took a hostage, asking for jobs for the poor (23:01). The first responding officer offers to take his police shirt off to make the suspect more comfortable (25:21). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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