Successful Hostage Negotiators Require

question 87

Multiple Choice

Successful hostage negotiators require

• A)to isolate the hostages from the perpetratorand cordon off the area.
• B)an understanding of the dynamics of the situation so that it is used to end the incident with minimum violence.
• C)skills to divert the kidnapper and arrest him/her.
• D)All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

State Power

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McCulloch V. Maryland

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1819 that established the principle of federal supremacy over state laws and laid the groundwork for the expansive interpretation of the federal government's implied powers.

Gibbons V. Ogden

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