crisis negotiator
Standoff dialogue specialist
A crisis negotiator is a trained professional who communicates with people in high-stakes situations—hostage takers, suicidal individuals, barricaded subjects—to achieve peaceful resolution.
The role emphasizes de-escalation, active listening, and building rapport under pressure.
Crisis negotiators typically work for law enforcement agencies but may operate in other contexts: The crisis negotiator kept the gunman talking for six hours until he surrendered.
- hostageCaptive held as security
- hostage situationCrisis involving held captives
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- SWATElite police squad
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
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- negotiatorsbargainer, dealmaker, mediator, arbitrator, haggler
- SWATSWAT, tactical team, entry team, ballistic shield, battering ram
- safety jobssafety officer, safety manager, safety inspector, safety coordinator, safety engineer
- FBI jobsspecial agent, field agent, deputy director, assistant director, counterintelligence agent
crisis negotiatorSWAT officer
Specialized armed police personnel
sniper · tactical unit · strike team · riot police · combatant
crisis negotiatorhostage taker
One holding captives for demands
provocateur · instigator · terrorist · agitator · warmonger
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