Hostage Negotiator: Do Not Make THIS MISTAKE In A Hostage Scenario | Joe Marler's Things People Do 

Ever wondered what really happens in a hostage situation?
Well this week's guest, Author, former Scotland Yard Detective, and Hostage Negotiator Scott Walker is here to tell us just that.
Scott reveals all from the most dangerous hostage cases he's negotiated in, to the biggest mistakes you can make, and also breaks down the recent hostage crisis in The Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Scott also shares the how the professional communication and negotiation skills that he has acquired throughout his three-decade-long career can be applied in normal people's professional and personal lives.
#hostage #kidnapping #crime #communication
0:00 Intro
1:08 How Scott became a hostage negotiator
3:08 Who speaks in a negotiation?
5:18 Different types of kidnapping
6:25 Famous kidnappings
7:36 Crime on crime
8:50 Kidnapping Tom
13:48 The first 24 hours
15:11 Paying straight away
17:17 Kidnapping clichés
20:40 Order out of chaos
22:14 How to stay calm and communicate
27:32 Hostage drop offs
28:59 Chances of success
31:43 Managing the family or company
34:43 Most difficult hostage cases
41:20 Kidnappers vs Teenagers
43:10 Cases gone wrong
44:20 Important equipment
47:46 Dealing with mental health
51:03 Israel-Palestine hostage situation
52:59 Scott's book
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