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Training - Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade

1/8/2020

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Scott Savage of the Savage Training Group is presenting "Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade: Disengagement & Special Relationships."  The way law enforcement officers respond to a mentally ill person in crisis is a topic of intense debate.  In this course you will learn about relevant laws, "special relationship" doctrine, learn modern tactics, and reviews case studies. For more information see the training flyer below.  To register follow the link below.  This event is hosted by the Wichita Police Department Crisis Negotiations Team.  

When:
May 1st, 2020, 8am - 5pm

Where:
Sedgwick County Child Advocacy Center
1211 S. Emporia
Wichita, KS 67211

Register Here

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Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD

5/29/2018

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     Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can develop in those people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, military combat, a serious accident, been taken hostage, a terrorist act, sexual assault, or other violent assaults.
     Fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to help defend against danger or to avoid it. This “fight-or-flight” response is a typical reaction meant to protect a person from harm. Nearly everyone will experience a range of reactions after trauma, but most people recover from initial symptoms naturally. Those who continue to experience problems could be diagnosed with PTSD. People who have PTSD may feel stressed or frightened even when they are no longer in danger.
​     According to the DSM-5 the essential feature of PTSD is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to one or more traumatic events.  The prevalence of PTSD in the United States is 8.7%.  Rates of PTSD are higher among veterans, police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and others whose vocation increase the risk of traumatic exposure.  There is help for those suffering from PTSD.
June is PTSD awareness month.  Here is how you learn more and help raise PTSD awareness:
  • ​PTSD Fact Sheet - Print and share
  • National Center for PTSD 
  • ​Get some in crisis help - Crisis Resources
  • AboutFace - Media kit
  • Prepare yourself, attend KAHN training
  • National Institute of Mental Health - PTSD 
  • Watch and share the videos: ​

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Kansas Suicide Facts & Figures 2017 (infographic)

6/28/2017

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Kansas Suicide Facts & Figures 2017 - Suicide Prevention
A telling and updated infographic on Kansas suicides from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  Call 911 immediatly someones life is in danger or the situation is potentially life threatening.  For additional national and Kansas suicide prevention resources please use our KAHN Crisis Resources page to find a resource near you..  
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NTOA Announces Open Registration for Conferences and Trade Show 2017

6/22/2017

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NTOANTOA 2017 Conference
The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is proud to announce registration is open for its Crisis Negotiations Conference to be held Sept. 21-25, 2017 and its Tactical Operations Conference & Trade Show to be held Sept. 24 – 29, 2017 at the Sheraton Grand in Phoenix, Arizona. The two-day trade show starting on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. is open to attendees of both conferences. The conferences will be co-hosted by the Phoenix Police Department and Arizona Tactical Officer’s Association. These conferences will draw hundreds of attendees from all corners of the U.S., Canada and other parts of the world.
The NTOA Crisis Negotiations Conference provides an excellent opportunity for law enforcement officers to enhance their negotiation skills, network with others who share the same mission and learn the latest negotiation techniques through a variety of seminars and incident debriefs presented by top speakers within the law enforcement community. Attendees can register here: http://www.ntoa.org/conferences/cnt-conference/.
The NTOA Tactical Operations Conference brings together internationally renowned instructors, cutting-edge approaches to challenges faced by officers, a first-class trade show and the opportunity to network and learn from peers. The conference features more than 75 courses including seminars and practical tracks, and several contemporary incident debriefs. Attendees can register here: http://www.ntoa.org/conferences/tactical-conference/.
Since the conferences are held back-to-back this year, the following incident debriefs and seminars are open to attendees of both events:
  • Anatomy of a SWAT Call
  • Embrace the Suck and Dare to be Great: A Challenge to Tactical Officers
  • Incident Debrief: 2013 Washington Navy Yard Active Shooter
  • Incident Debrief: Marcus Schumacher Domestic Incident
  • Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Equipment Support Programs
  • Medical/Legal Issues in TEMS
  • Street Level Incident Command System
The exhibit hall will house more than 200 top-notch vendors featuring the latest in law enforcement technology and equipment, including apparel, body armor/personal protection, communications, firearms and ammunition, fitness equipment, footwear, nylon gear, surveillance/electronics, TEMS gear, training equipment, vehicles and WMD. Companies can register to exhibit at http://bit.ly/2rjJOPZ. Active law enforcement officers, as well as military or first responders with proper credentials, can register here: http://training.ntoa.org/registration/registration.asp.

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A Message from the KAHN President on the NCNA Conference

6/14/2017

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PictureNCNA 2017
June, 2017, St. Petersburg, Florida; the sight of the Florida Association of Hostage Negotiators Conference.   Kicking off the conference on Sunday, June 4, 2017, was the National Council of Negotiation Associations (NCNA).   This was a great time to see old friends and take the opportunity to make new ones.

The agenda this year included a presentation from FBI SA Michael Yansick.  He informed us of what the FBI could offer in resources and training.  He encouraged all to get involved with HOBAS (Hostage Barricade Reporting System) and to send in reports of hostage and barricade situations to establish data on types of callouts and record the lengths of such callouts.  SA Yansick encouraged all to make contact with local FBI agents to get a feel for what the FBI can provide.

All associations represented talked about their conferences and qualities of speakers for the conferences.  Case studies are always popular at conferences. 

NCNA will meet in 2018 in Oskosh, Wisconsin at the fall conference.  CAHN (California Assoc. of Hostage Negotiators) will host NCNA in 2019.   The location will be decided on at a later date.  The FBI is scheduled to host NCNA in 2020.  Location to be determined.   MAHN (Missouri Assoc. of Hostage Negotiators) will host NCNA in 2021.

President Paul Priegel from Crisis Negotiatiators of Oklahoma, (CNOK) presented their request to become members of NCNA.  Members present unanimously voted to accept them into NCNA.  

I was proud to report to NCNA members our association hosted a successful conference in Overland Park, KS this past May. Although we are a small association, the quality of speakers and type of training we promote are second to none.  Being dedicated to provide training to negotiators will keep our association on the upswing.  I am proud to serve this association as President and look forward to another successful year.

Lt. Bob Ware
KAHN President

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Kansas Counties and Abbreviations

5/26/2017

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Kansas has 105 counties, the 6th highest total of any state. Many of the counties in the eastern portion of the state are named after important American figures from the late 1700s and early to mid 1800s.  Counties in the central and western parts of the state bear the name of persons in the American Civil War.  Counties throughout the state have names coming from Native American origins.

Kansas license plates use county codes to identify the county of residence for citizens or companies.  The codes are two letter based originating from the first letter of and another letter appearing in the name of the county.  There is no exact protocol from choosing the codes.  For example, Johnson County uses the first two letters, JO, while Sedgwick county uses, SG, its first letter an another appearing in its name.  The two-letter code began appearing on Kansas license plates in 1951, prior to that the county code was numerically based. Since then, the letters are on a sticker applied to the upper-left corner of the plate.

The following is a list of all 105 Kansas Counties, their abbreviations, and the county seat (map below):


AL - Allen                 Iola
AN - Anderson        Garnett         
AT - Atchison          Atchison        
BA - Barber             Medicine Lodge  
BT - Barton              Great Bend      
BB - Bourbon          Fort Scott      
BR - Brown              Hiawatha        
BU - Butler                El Dorado       
CS - Chase               Cottonwood Falls
CQ - Chautauqua    Sedan           
CK - Cherokee         Columbus        
CN - Cheyenne        St. Francis     
CA - Clark                 Ashland         
CY - Clay                  Clay Center     
CD - Cloud               Concordia       
CF - Coffey                Burlington      
CM - Comanche      Coldwater       
CL - Cowley             Winfield        
CR - Crawford         Girard          
DC - Decatur            Oberlin         
DK - Dickinson         Abilene         
DP - Doniphan         Troy            
DG - Douglas            Lawrence        
ED - Edwards           Kinsley         
EK - Elk                     Howard          
EL - Ellis                  Hays            
EW - Ellsworth        Ellsworth       
FI - Finney               Garden City     
FO - Ford                 Dodge City      
FR - Franklin           Ottawa          
GE - Geary              Junction City   
GO - Gove                Gove            
GH - Graham           Hill City       
GT - Grant               Ulysses         
GY - Gray                Cimarron        
GL - Greeley            Tribune         
GW - Greenwood    Eureka          
HM - Hamilton        Syracuse        
HP - Harper             Anthony         
HV - Harvey           Newton          
HS - Haskell           Sublette        
HG - Hodgeman    Jetmore         
JA - Jackson           Holton          
JF - Jefferson          Oskaloosa       
JW - Jewell             Mankato         
JO - Johnson          Olathe          
KE - Kearny            Lakin           
KM - Kingman        Kingman         
KW - Kiowa            Greensburg      
LB - Labette            Oswego          
LE - Lane                 Dighton         
LV - Leavenworth  Leavenworth     
LC - Lincoln            Lincoln         
LN - Linn                 Mound City      
LG - Logan              Oakley          
LY - Lyon                 Emporia         
MN - Marion            Marion          
MS - Marshall          Marysville      
MP - McPherson    McPherson       
ME - Meade            Meade           
MI - Miami               Paola           
MC - Mitchell          Beloit          
MG - Montgomery  Independence    
MR - Morris             Council Grove   
MT - Morton            Elkhart         
NM - Nemaha          Seneca          
NO - Neosho           Erie            
NS - Ness                 Ness City       
NT - Norton              Norton          
OS - Osage              Lyndon          
OB - Osborne          Osborne         
OT - Ottawa              Minneapolis     
PN - Pawnee            Larned          
PL - Phillips             Phillipsburg    
PT - Pottawatomie   Westmoreland    
PR - Pratt                  Pratt           
RA - Rawlins           Atwood          
RN - Reno                Hutchinson      
RP - Republic          Belleville      
RC - Rice                 Lyons           
RL - Riley                Manhattan       
RO - Rooks              Stockton        
RH - Rush                La Crosse       
RS - Russell             Russell         
SA - Saline               Salina          
SC - Scott                Scott City      
SG - Sedgwick        Wichita         
SW - Seward           Liberal         
SN - Shawnee          Topeka          
SD - Sheridan          Hoxie           
SH - Sherman          Goodland        
SM - Smith               Smith Center    
SF - Stafford            St. John
ST - Stanton             Johnson
SV - Stevens            Hugoton
SU - Sumner            Wellington 
TH - Thomas            Colby 
TR - Trego               WaKeeney
WB - Wabaunsee    Alma 
WA - Wallace          Sharon Springs 
WS - Washington   Washington  
WH - Wichita           Leoti
WL - Wilson             Fredonia
WO - Woodson       Yates Center
WY - Wyandotte      Kansas City


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2017 KAHN - Crisis / Hostage Negotiator Conference

2/25/2017

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     The Kansas Association of Hostage Negotiators (KAHN) is proud to announce their 2017 Crisis / Hostage Negotiations Conference.  The conference will be the first since 2013 and will be held in Overland Park, Kansas.  It will run from May 1st through May 3rd with two days of class room instruction and lecture and conclude with a negotiation team scenario day.  The conference format will differ from that in past years in that outside teams can opt to attend the final day for team building or team skills training.  
​     The keynote speakers include Wayman C. Mullens (KAHN Advisor) and Michael J. McMains authors of Crisis Negotiations: Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections.  
Brian Herritt, is a retired California Law Enforcement Officer who is also known as the "Autism Cop".  He is a national speaker on autism and public safety.  Brian will speak on how to bridge the gap between public safety and the special needs community. ​ ​Trooper Brian Geier has been a Missouri State Highway Patrol Negotiator since 2008.  He also serves as President of the Missouri Association of Crisis Negotiators and will give a case study on a crisis situation that lasted over 68 hours.  Chief Sam Farina, Fair Port Police Department, New York.  Chief Farina will give a case study on a hostage standoff.  
      KAHN members and teams will receive deep discounts for the conference.  Space is limited and will be on a first come, first serve basis, regardless of membership. Sign up on-line via our Training Page. 
     Hotel accommodations will at the Double Tree by Hilton (Overland Park) at 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66210, (913) 451-6100.  To make your reservations contact the hotel directly or via the link provided.  

​2017 KAHN Conference Flyer (.pdf)

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Crisis Negotiations - Scenario Day at Crisis City (11-15-16)

10/30/2016

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Crisis CityAerial view, Crisis City, Salina, KS
.​The Kansas Association of Hostage Negotiators (KAHN) are sponsoring a full-day crisis negotiation/hostage negotiations event on November 15, 2016. This is a day-long event from 0800-1600 hours.  Bring your team along with your teams equipment for a scenario-based training day at Crisis City, Salina, KS.  Registration forms are available below.

Crisis City is located eight miles southwest of Salina.  It was developed to fill the need to enhance the state’s capability to defend against terrorism threats, respond to disasters, and emergencies. Crisis City provides state of the art training facilities to all emergency response and support agencies, whether in one of its classrooms or on any of the training venues.

This crisis negotiations scenario training is focused on practicing your crisis negotiation skills and team dynamics.  There will be an evaluator assigned to each team. Openings for teams are limited, so don’t delay.

Registered teams (forms below) will receive a confirmation email along with an attached information packet. Lunch will be provided.

​If you would like to learn more about Crisis City, visit the Kansas Adjutant General's website. 

Registration forms and documentation:

Crisis City Registration Form (Word)
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Crisis City Itinerary (Excel)
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Crisis City Scenario Day Flyer (.pdf)
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Crisis Negotiations Training - Olathe, KS

9/30/2016

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Two weeks away from our Crisis Negotiation training in Olathe, Kansas. There is still room available, but we are adding students almost daily. Go to our website www.ksnegotiator.org for more information and online registration/payment.

This Crisis Negotiation Class is sponsored by the Kansas Association of Hostage Negotiators (KAHN) and hosted by the Olathe Police Department.  The lead instructor for the class is going to be KAHN Advisor, William Hogewood (Ret. Prince George County Police, ATF).


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The training will be held on Oct. 10, 2016 through Oct. 14, 2016 from 0800 to 1700 each day.  The training will be taught at the Olathe Fire Administration, 1225 South Hamilton Circle, Olathe, KS 66061.

The crisis negotiation class will cover:    
  • High Risk Management
  • Team dynamics and responsibilities
  • Recognizing types of sieges and perpetrators
  • Concepts of Respect, Empathy and Ownership of Feelings
  • Goals, Tasks and skills to achieve those goals.
  • Surrender plans
  • Exercises and role playing to practice negotiation skills

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Hostage Negotiations History:  Stockholm Syndrome

8/26/2016

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PictureEmployees taken hostage inside the Kreditbanken building at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden.
No doubt you have heard the term Stockholm Syndrome in relation to hostage negotiation incidents.  It was used to describe and is often mistakenly attributed to the Patty Hearst and Symbionese Liberation Army incident.  The term has been used in movies, television, literature and pop culture.  The term is now used figuratively when someone changes their sympathies after contact with others who normally would be considered adversaries.

Stockholm Syndromve takes its name from a real life hostage incident occurring in Stockholm, Sweden.  On August 23rd, 1973, four employees of the Sveriges Kreditbank were taken hostage during a failed bank robbery attempt lead by Jan-Erik Olsson.  Swedish Police responded to a silent alarm and a policeman was injured during the initial response.  Olsson made demands including bringing his locked-up bank robbing friend Clark Olofsson to the bank, along with 3 million Swedish Kronor, two guns, bulletproof vests, helmets, and a fast car.

The incident captured headlines around the world and was broadcast across Sweden as the drama unfolded.  While negotiating, the police brought Olofsson to the bank allowing him inside, the money and a blue Ford Mustang with a full tank of gas.  Negotiators, however, would not let the hostage takers leave with the hostages.  


Meanwhile inside the bank the hostages and captors, while in the bank vault, began to form bonds with their captors.  Olsson made multiple gestures towards his captives. He draped a jacket over ones shoulders, while allowing and encouraging another to call loved ones, and allowed another to leave the vault (while still attached to a rope of course).  One hostage stated later of Olsson, "When he treated us well, we could think of him as an emergency god."  The Police Commissioner was allowed inside to check on the welfare of the hostages.  He noted that the captors and hostages had developed a "relaxed" relationship.

131 hours into the incident on the night of August 28th, Swedish Polish dumped tear gas into the bank vault.  As the surrender began hostages yelled, "don’t hurt them, they didn’t harm us.”  The hostage takers and hostages exchanged embraces prior to surrender.  Several captives called out that they would see Olofsson again.  No hostage or hostage taker was injured.  

The hostages' bizarre attachment to their hostage takers confused police and the public alike.  One of the hostages was even investigated as to whether they had plotted the robbery with Olofsson.  Psychologists say that Stockholm Syndrome is a traumatic bonding and is automatic and unconscious defense mechanism for hostages.  They develop a sympathetic relationship with their captors, due to their total dependence on them and from extreme fear.   The inverse can happen as well with hostage takers become emotionally attached to their captives.


A year after the robbery, journalist Daniel Lang interviewed the hostages a year later for the New Yorker.  The syndrome still seemed to be in effect.  Lang wrote that the hostages talked about being well-treated by their hostage takers and they owed their lives to Olofsson and Olsson.  

This psychological phenomenon was originally referred to as the Norrmalmstorg Syndrome by Nils Bejorot, a psychiatrist assisting the police during the incident. It later became known as the Stockholm Syndrome.  Psychatrist Frank Ochberg originally defined the syndrome to assist in the management of hostage situations.  Altogether the hostage incident at the Sveriges Kreditbank along with the heavy media exposure helped to place Stockholm Syndrome firmly into the American lexicon.

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