In times of standoffs, police crisis negotiators holding the line: Kent officers speak

15 July 2010, 1:14 am

Derrick Focht has heard it before: A police officer becomes a hostage negotiator because of an ability to chat. But its an ability to listen, he said, that helps a negotiator turn a potential crisis into a safe outcome. Its a misnomer that you get on the phone with a gift of gab and talk, said Focht, a Kent Police detective and one of three hostage or crisis negotiators for the department ...... Read More »

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