Discuss some of the danger signs that hostage negotiations are failing

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The answer should include a good discussion of some of the main danger signs, including a depressed hostage-taker who denies thoughts of suicide, no rapport between hostage-taker and negotiator, an insistence by the hostage-taker on face-to-face negotiations, and the presence of excessive ammunition and multiple weapons, among others.

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The case of Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal.3d 660, 557 P.2d 106, 134 Cal. Rptr. 815 (1976) addressed the issue of palimony in cohabitation. All of the following are additional cohabitation remedies except:

A. Quasi-divorce, which applies all divorce rights and responsibilities to the cohabiting couple. B. Express contract, in which the parties agree through a contract. C. Implied partnership, which applies a business partnership standard to the couple. D. Implied trust, where one party holds legal title to property on behalf of the other party.

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Which of the following is a form of incapacitation?

A. making the offender pay restitution B. shaming the offender publicly for committing the crime C. sending a former offender to rehab D. putting an offender in prison

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Through the use of social media on the Internet, Al lures young girls from foreign lands to immigrate to the United States with the promise of high paying jobs. Upon arrival, Al forces the young girls into a life of prostitution

Schemes such as this one are known as ________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The ________ hearing is the proceeding before a judicial officer in which three matters must be decided: whether a crime was committed, whether the crime occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, and whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant committed the crime

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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