Emergency Response Guidelines

Hostage Situations

Actions to consider if taken Hostage

Your actions may help calm the situation or help to exasperate it.

• Try to remain calm.
• Remember the primary objective of the University and the Police is to secure your safe release as quickly as possible
• Do not make provocative remakes toward your abductor(s).
• Do not patronize, yell or argue.
• Do not joke or be sarcastic
• Your abductor(s) may react explosively and could become violent or abusive.
• Unless you have the training and experience, you should not try to negotiate with the abductor(s)
  
  

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