Deck 11: Crisis Management: Special Topics in Negotiations

Question 1

One of the most famous hostage incidents in the United States occurred in ___________ in September 1971.

A) Attica Prison
B) Folsom State Prison
C) San Quentin State Prison
D) Rikers Island

Answer 1

Attica Prison

Question 2

A major problem in the retaking of Attica Prison was:

A) No safeguards to prevent excessive use of force
B) Lack of arrangements for medical care
C) Lack of intent to minimize loss of life
D) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

If the force used to quell a riot is wanton and unnecessary, prison officials may be guilty of violating the prisoners' _____________ Amendment rights.

A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Eighth

Answer 3

Eighth

Question 4

If a planned or spontaneous riot is under way in a prison incident, the recommended way to handle it is:

A) Through the general principles of crisis negotiations
B) Through aggression and violence
C) Through the use of a rapid tactical response
D) Through passive negotiations

Question 5

Which of these is an advantage a prison negotiator has over a police negotiator?

A) The crisis site is unknown
B) Nearly complete intelligence on the hostage takers
C) The situation is already contained to some degree
D) Both B and C

Question 6

_____________ among the hostage takers may become an issue when negotiating a prison incident, especially if the hostage takers are of different races.

A) Leadership
B) Personnel
C) Hatred
D) Intelligence

Question 7

Negotiation position papers (NPPs) replace oral briefings.

Question 8

The treatment afforded hostages in a prison crisis scenario, in a large part, will be a function of:

A) How the staff treated inmates prior to the incident
B) How well the food tastes
C) Living conditions
D) None of the above

Question 9

Which of these is negotiable in the prison situation?

A) Escape
B) Weapons
C) Living conditions
D) Pardons or parole

Question 10

Captive staff/ranking members of the prison administration should have _________ authority over any non-captive negotiating staff.

A) Minimal
B) No
C) Normal
D) Maximum

Question 11

According to the text, an influence or influences that has/have worked to shape the hostage taker, which produces cultural and racial differences, is/are:

A) Family
B) Personal experience
C) Media
D) All of the above

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following groups of inmates are most likely to form or join a prison gang?

A) Whites
B) Blacks
C) Hispanics
D) All of the above

Question 13

According to the text, which of these gangs is not a large threat in prisons?

A) MS13
B) Aryan Brotherhood
C) Nuestra Familia
D) Yakuza

Question 14

According to the text, younger inmates are extremely militant, highly organized, and unusually _____________.

A) Accepting
B) Violent
C) Calm
D) Peaceful

Question 15

The majority of veterans in prison come from which era?

A) Vietnam War era
B) WWII era
C) Korean War era
D) Persian Gulf War era

Question 16

___________ is the most common offense for veterans serving time at the federal level.

A) Robbery
B) Sexual assault
C) Homicide
D) Assault

Question 17

Military veteran inmates, on average, are ___________ than non-veteran inmates.

A) Younger
B) Older
C) Newer
D) None of the above

Question 18

What is the name for kidnappings that have relatively modest ransoms so they will be paid quickly?

A) Quick jobs
B) Express kidnappings
C) Profit maximizations
D) Turn-over kidnappings

Question 19

Which of these countries was not discussed in the text for seeing a surge of kidnappings in recent years?

A) Colombia
B) Afghanistan
C) Kazakhstan
D) Nigeria

Question 20

According to the text, the selected spokesperson in an overseas kidnapping should be a person who:

A) Can control their emotions
B) Is clearly articulate
C) Can accurately reiterate kidnapper statements to others
D) All of the above

Question 21

Which theory purports that individuals within a crowd can lose a sense of individuality and, therefore, have more of a tendency to engage in violent activity?

A) Deindividualisation
B) Groupthink
C) Majority rule
D) Irrational combination

Question 22

Maritime incidents were divided into how many categories in the text?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

Question 23

Internal threats, in regard to maritime incidents, most commonly occur because of:

A) Length at sea
B) Living conditions
C) Mental health issues
D) Anger at the ship's crew

Question 24

Which of these was not mentioned in the text as a maritime criminal activity?

A) Firing upon
B) Hijacking
C) Robbery
D) Stalking

Question 25

A(n) _________________ for information and intelligence gathering must be clearly defined and maintained to ensure that decisions are evidence-based.

A) Intelligence network
B) Recognized channel
C) Process of events
D) Chain of command

Question 26

In Christianity, all conditions except which must be verified for martyrdom:

A) Actual death
B) Infliction of death by an enemy out of hatred for Christianity
C) Accidental death when in the service of Christianity
D) Voluntary acceptance of death

Question 27

In Christianity, the difference between real martyrs and false martyrs is:

A) Real martyrs do not kill themselves
B) Real martyrs suffer harm but never inflict harm
C) Neither of the choices are differences
D) Both of the choices are differences

Question 28

Which statement is most true about negotiating with martyrs:

A) Negotiators can have little to no success in negotiating
B) Many can be successfully negotiated with
C) Martyrs will commit suicide any time negotiations are attempted
D) Negotiators should simply attempt to negotiate them into a "tactical solution" position

Question 29

When attempting to negotiate with martyrs, the negotiating team should make use of all but which of the following:

A) Psychologists
B) Doctors
C) Religious experts
D) Terrorism experts

Question 30

When attempting to negotiate with martyrs, negotiators should:

A) Understand the motives, beliefs and cause of the subject
B) Understand and argue against the motives, beliefs and cause of the subject
C) Try to change the beliefs of the subject by pointing out inconsistencies in beliefs
D) Try to convince the subject they will not become a martyr if they commit suicide