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16 hr. Crisis Negotiation for Tactical Officers & First Responders-Rockford

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Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Registration Deadline: Monday, November 13, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Location:
NITAB Training Room
527 Colman Center Drive
Rockford, IL 61108
Instructor: Michael Wargo, Kebcor

Members' Fee: $0
Sworn Non-Members' Fee: $0
Non-Members' Fee: $0
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Who Should Attend: All tactical officers, negotiators, first responders and supervisors who want to improve these behaviors in coordination with homeland security goals will find this program informative, interactive and beneficial.

Overall Instruction:  Instruction will begin by covering the basic theoretical and practical aspects of Crisis Negotiation with emphasis on Homeland Security.  This will serve as the framework for overall instruction.  As the class progresses, more detailed instruction will be added to augment the gathering of information building on the foundation that has been laid in previous instruction blocks.  Instruction will conclude with the attendees having the opportunity to conduct their own crisis/negotiation operation given a set of facts taken from other incidents.  Each attendee will continue the same scenario as the previous attendee(s).

Goals and Objectives:  At the end of this course of instruction, the attendees will be able to:

·         Distinguish between the proper first responses from one that is not proper to mitigate damage, injury or death

·         List basic negotiation functions in addition to proper dialogue and information gathering.

·         Identify the types of individuals/groups who might take hostages in crisis situations in addition to criminals or terrorists.

·         Compare the difference between expressive and instrumental hostage takers.

·         List the different tactics to be used in crisis situations for different hostage taker types.

·         Identify methods that negotiators, tactical personnel and incident command can be used in tandem to bring a successful resolution to the incident.

·         Identify the legal and policy concerns to bring a proper resolution to a crisis/hostage incident.

 

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Instructor

Mr. Wargo served over twenty-seven years with the Illinois State Police.  His entire career has been in the investigative section of ISP. His investigative assignments have included narcotics, white-collar crime and counter terrorism.  Mr. Wargo has been assigned to the Crisis Negotiation Team since its inception in 1984.  He has worked in the Communication Center and his current duties include Crisis Negotiation Coordinator for the northern third of the State of Illinois.  Prior to his retirement from ISP in November 2002, Mr. Wargo was assigned as the Illinois State Police representative to the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Chicago, Illinois.

     Mr. Wargo has written and published more than 50 articles on the subjects of crisis negotiation, suicide intervention, dignitary protection and terrorism. His special assignments have included the 1989 National Governors' Conference, the 1994 World Cup Matches and the 1996 Democratic National Convention.

     Mr. Wargo has received numerous awards and commendations from police agencies throughout the Midwest.  He is the lead Hostage Negotiation, Terrorism and Suicide recognition and Intervention Instructor for KEBCOR.com's programs to Police and Dispatchers.  He has extensive experience in training all levels of police, security and military personnel.