R2 224 Hostage Negotiation with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths- Nampa

January 26-28 2026, 8:00am-5:00pm

Credit Hours: 24
Course number R2 224

Description:

This advanced negotiation class is for police crisis (hostage)negotiators who have already passed a 40-hour basic certification course. Day one will review basic (active listening) and advanced (influence and persuasion) negotiator skills and will use callout debriefings from the instructor’s past experience as examples. Day two will cover the advanced topics of negotiating with different psychiatric conditions and will focus on negotiating with those who are personality disordered and/or empathy impaired. A 15-hour hostage standoff debriefing from the instructor’s experience will serve as an example. Day three of this course will cover how Incident Command, SWAT, and negotiators can work better together, negotiating via text, kidnap negotiations and other advanced topics as time allows.

Instructors: Andrew Young

Location:

Nampa Police Department
820 2nd St. S
Nampa, ID 83651-3801

Cost: $500 Payable to Public Agency Training Council (PATC)
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)

Registration Details:

Register through this link:   https://publicagencytrainingcouncil.arlo.co/w/seminars/1-hostage-negotiations-with-the-empath

Hostage Negotiation with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths

Remarks:

Local Point of Contact: Jason Jones (208)475-5713  jonesj@cityofnampa.us