Hostage-negotiator Definition

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(politics, law) A person who negotiates with a person, or groups of persons, for the release of a person, or groups of persons.

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Singular:
hostage-negotiator
Plural:
hostage-negotiators

Origin of Hostage-negotiator

  • Modern hostage negotiation principles began in 1972 when, then New York Police Detective Harvey Schlossberg, a police officer with a PHD in psychology, recognized the need for trained personnel in the intervention of hostage situations.

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