The Bexar County Sheriff's Office gave KSAT a behind-the-scenes look at their basic training program for crisis negotiations.
After covering that standoff, KSAT wanted to know how those negotiators trained for the tough job.
As a team of BCSO negotiators carried out the simulation, around 20 students stood watch, taking it in. She’s been on the team for 20 years and said the majority of the time, the incidents end without violence.BCSO Crisis Negotiator and Instructor Deputy Joel Babb led the drill and stopped to teach along the way.
Once a year, Freveletti oversees the 40-hour basic negotiator training course, which includes classroom lessons as well as active drills.“We have some smaller municipalities, we’ve had federal agencies, state, local, even the military actually join in, attend our basic classes,” Freveletti said. That’s exactly what happened Monday when all teams worked together, resulting in the best possible outcome.
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