Deck 4: Crisis Management: Risk Assessment

Question 1

There are three issues in risk assessment that negotiators use; they are the probability of violence, the imminence of violence, and:

A) Past violence
B) Threatened violence
C) The severity of violence
D) How experienced the negotiator is

Answer 1

The severity of violence

Question 2

There are two models to predict violence, actuarially/statically and:

A) Clinically
B) Geographically
C) Historically
D) None of the above

Answer 2

Clinically

Question 3

What are the two types of factors when indicating violence?

A) Static and Dynamic
B) Past and Present
C) Actions and Threats
D) Long-Term and Short-Term

Answer 3

Static and Dynamic

Question 4

What is intelligence?

A) All gathered information regarding the situation
B) What's left over after the distillation of information gathered
C) Information that comes from law enforcement resources
D) The information given by witnesses as well as friends and family

Question 5

What process do the authors recommend for negotiators for collecting and using intelligence?

A) Carter's six-phase model
B) Slatkin's eight-phase model
C) Clark's six-phase model
D) DHS's five-phase model

Question 6

The Pherson's four types of analysis include Descriptive, Explanatory, Estimative, and:

A) Statistical
B) Historical
C) Evaluative
D) Emotional

Question 7

Of the Pherson's four types of analysis, Descriptive is most driven by:

A) Data
B) Statistics
C) Observation
D) Active Listening

Question 8

Negotiators can increase the risk factor by failing to develop a positive relationship, ignoring the subjects face issues, or by:

A) Not dealing with the subject's emotions or substantive issues
B) Lying to the subject about meeting his or her demands
C) Threatening the subject with use of tactical force
D) None of the above

Question 9

What are the four phases of managing intelligence?

A) Pre-Crisis, Chaos, Stability, and Post-Crisis
B) Pre-Crisis, Organization, Negotiation, Post-Crisis
C) Pre-Crisis, Negotiations, Tactical Assault, Post-Crisis
D) Pre-Crisis, Information Gathering, Negotiation, Post-Crisis

Question 10

The steps of a structured cognitive interview go in what order from first to last?
I. Use repetition to focus attention
II. Motivate the person
III. Use multisensory memories
IV. Use follow-up questions to focus on specific details
V. Maintain silence
VI. Ask open-ended questions

A) I, II, III, IV, V, and VI
B) I, IV, II, VI, V, and III
C) VI, I, V, II, III, and IV
D) II, III, VI, V, I, and IV

Question 11

What percent of incident involved mentally ill subjects according to HOBAS?

A) 21.4%
B) 30.8%
C) 18.6%
D) 13.2%

Question 12

Can crisis negotiators access all information on a suspect without restrictions or approval?

Question 13

McGowan concluded that Context, Communications, and _______ were significant factors of a peaceful resolution.

A) Information
B) Containment
C) Training
D) Experience

Question 14

What comes after risk assessment for negotiators?

A) Risk Resolve
B) Risk Containment
C) Risk Management
D) Risk De-Escalation

Question 15

Research shows that when there is no expert available, decisions are best made by:

A) The ranking officer
B) The group
C) The individual
D) The SWAT commander

Question 16

What are the two phases of Structured Brainstorming called, according to the CIA's Sherman Kent School?

A) Divergent Thinking and Convergent Thinking
B) Pre-Information and Post-Information
C) Planning and Action
D) Gathering Information and Processing Information

Question 17

What is the purpose of intelligence in negotiations?

A) To know your enemy
B) To trick the hostage taker or barricaded suspect
C) To know ahead of time what you need to know later
D) To make sure there is a sound tactical plan that will match the suspect's firepower

Question 18

What is one of the benefits to remaining silent throughout the Structured Cognitive Interview?

A) To better hear the radio if you are called
B) To listen for gun fire
C) To scare the witness into giving up information
D) To make the witness want to fill the silence

Question 19

What is one of the most important questions a negotiator needs to address in a crisis situation?

A) Does the suspect have a gun?
B) What is the suspect's background?
C) What is the potential for violence?
D) Who is the lead negotiator?

Question 20

What choice needs to be made at the start of a crisis incident?

A) Tactical or negotiation response
B) Who is in command
C) Who has jurisdiction
D) Where the negotiation team should set up

Question 21

Mount suggested that there were three factors for risk of violence: personality, situational, and:

A) Biological
B) Historical
C) Geographical
D) Emotional

Question 22

Does the risk factor change during a negotiation?

Question 23

What happens when subjects continually attack their own face?

A) The risk of harm to the hostage increases
B) The risk of suicide increases
C) The risk to law enforcement increases
D) The risk overall decreases

Question 24

What is one thing that increases the difficulty in negotiating with mentally ill subjects?

A) They are more violent than non-mentally ill subjects
B) They don't want to talk to negotiators
C) They have no demands
D) They often don't tie consequences to actions

Question 25

What is intelligence?

A) The ability to understand a situation
B) The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge
C) The mental capacity of an individual
D) The ability to resolve a problem logically