Abstract

This study was conducted to explore the hostage negotiation strategy of first-line police and to compare the result with the public. The purpose of this study was to provide a basic information about hostage negotiation strategy of the police. The police and public participants read the hostage negotiation scenario and then estimated the overall response strategies, the basic negotiation strategies and specific strategies for hostage negotiations on the 7-point scale. The results revealed that the police set a high values on the area of functional role such as blocking the scene, registering the negotiating situation, and so on compared with the general person. However, polices showed less accessibility and importance than general public about the items to be careful(ex, when hostage takers want to trivial items, polices can provide those without any rewards). In addition, the item that can have a negative effect on hostage situation was estimated higher accessibility and importance by the police than general public. Generally, the police have enough knowledge and understanding of hostage negotiation strategy although education on some items should be provided.