Links

American Sniper Association (ASA)

The mission of the American Sniper Association is to enhance the image, abilities, proficiency and safety of the professional tactical sniper through education, support and information sharing.

http://americansniper.org/

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

The BJA's mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA supports programs and initiatives in the areas of law enforcement, justice information sharing, countering terrorism, managing offenders, combating drug crime and abuse, adjudication, advancing tribal justice, crime prevention, protecting vulnerable populations, and capacity building.

https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx

California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO)

To Increase the Professionalism and Proficiency of Special Weapons Teams and Members across the State. To provide a forum for the exchange of current and relevant issues and information; maintain a secure online Web site; provide and/or sponsor superior training and conference programs; maintain a liaison with tactical teams across the nation; stimulate the research and development of innovative techniques, methods of operation and equipment; provide training assistance and support; and become the largest non-profit organization in the state dedicated exclusively to personnel in all levels of tactical operations.

http://www.catonews.org/

Catalog of Federal & Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

https://www.cfda.gov/

Central North Carolina Negotiator Network Association (CNCNNA)

In June of 2010 our the Central North Carolina Negotiator Network Association (CNCNNA) was formed by a handful of law enforcement officers representing local, county, and state agencies determined to encourage and provide education, interaction, and networking between Crisis Negotiators in the State of North Carolina.

We will be dedicated to the safe and successful resolution when responding to a variety of crisis incidents. To help ensure that our members are prepared to respond when crisis strikes, our association will remain dedicated to the mission of providing it’s members with the most current and effective Crisis Negotiation training, resources, ideologies, practices, and techniques available.

To remain steadfast to this mission, the association’s Board shall work to improve our website in order to keep members up to date with email announcements, improve on making scenario training programs available during events throughout the year.

http://www.ncnegotiator.org/

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)

In October 1994, Congress took action to protect public safety and ensure national security by enacting the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA), Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279. The law further defines the existing statutory obligation of telecommunications carriers to assist law enforcement in executing electronic surveillance pursuant to court order or other lawful authorization. The objective of CALEA implementation is to preserve law enforcement's ability to conduct lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance while preserving public safety, the public's right to privacy, and the telecommunications industry's competitiveness.

http://www.askcalea.net/

Crisis Management Systems, LLC

Crisis Systems Management is committed to providing training and consulting services to law enforcement and Department of Defense agencies throughout the world in the fields of crisis/hostage negotiation and law enforcement resiliency and peer support. Our goal is to provide the highest quality training, enabling law enforcement professionals to mitigate a myriad of criminal, psychological, and emotional crises through effective communicative and management techniques.

http://www.crisisnegotiation.us/index.html

Delaware Valley Negotiators Association (DVNA)

Welcome to the Delaware Valley Negotiators Association. We are an organization formed to improve the skills and techniques of crisis negotiators from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies from around the Delaware Valley area. Although we mainly consist of crisis negotiators from the Delaware Valley, (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland), we do invite anyone who participates in crisis and/or hostage negotiations to join.

http://delvalnegotiators.org/

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. This requires the dedication of more than 240,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our duties are wide-ranging, but our goal is clear - keeping America safe.

http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. (FBINAA)

This site contains useful information about the FBINAA and provides a means for our 18,000+ members worldwide to stay connected to the Association. Our members are the life blood of this organization along with our corporate partnerships that support our endeavors. I encourage you to stay active throughout the year attending the various functions you can find posted in this web site.

http://www.fbinaa.org/

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

DISASTER. It strikes anytime, anywhere. It takes many forms -- a hurricane, an earthquake, a tornado, a flood, a fire or a hazardous spill, an act of nature or an act of terrorism. It builds over days or weeks, or hits suddenly, without warning. Every year, millions of Americans face disaster, and its terrifying consequences.

http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 90 Federal agencies. The FLETC also provides services to state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement agencies. The FLETC is headquartered at Glynco, Ga., near the port city of Brunswick, halfway between Savannah, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla.

In addition to Glynco, the FLETC operates two other residential training sites in Artesia, N.M., and Charleston, S.C. The FLETC also operates a non-residential in-service re-qualification and advanced training facility in Cheltenham, Md., for use by agencies with large concentrations of personnel in the Washington, D.C., area.

The FLETC has oversight and program management responsibilities at the International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) in Gaborone, Botswana, and Bangkok, Thailand. The FLETC also supports training at other ILEAs in Hungary and El Salvador.

http://www.fletc.gov/

FedStats.gov

Multiple links to census and other data for grant assistance.

http://www.fedstats.gov/

Force Science Institute

The Force Science Institute is dedicated to the study of human dynamics in high stress, rapidly unfolding force encounters. Through classes and consultation, the Institute strives to facilitate the application of Force Science concepts during investigations, training and the evaluation of officers' behavior during these encounters.

http://www.forcescience.org/

Grants.gov

Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community. Learn more about Grants.gov and determine if you are eligible for grant opportunities offered on this site.

http://www.grants.gov/

Indiana Association of Hostage/Crisis Negotiators (IAHCN)

Our mission is simple. We strive to improve the negotiating skills of each of our members through a sustained effort to educate. We do this by providing exceptional training, quality educational materials, technology-focused information exchange, and good, old-fashioned networking capabilities in the field of Hostage/Crisis Negotiations.

http://www.iahcn.org

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, with over 20,000 members in over 100 different countries. IACP's leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes.

http://www.theiacp.org/

International Tactical Officer's Training Association (ITOTA)

The International Tactical Officers Training Association (ITOTA) is a professional training organization with a focus on promoting best practice methods and procedures across the globe. The ITOTA ethos is predicated on the basis that through knowledge sharing and communication we achieve a number of goals including breaking down boundaries, creating unity and increasing our capability to create a safer world.

http://www.itota.net/

Kansas Association of Hostage Negotiators (KAHN)

Welcome to the Kansas Association of Hostage Negotiators website. We welcome those of you who are new to our site. We also would like to welcome back those of you have visited before. You will notice that we have changed the overall appearance of our site in an attempt to provide up-to-date information regarding crisis negotiation training in the area.

http://www.ksnegotiator.com/

Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics

The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) began in 1981 when Wichita, Kansas (USA), Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to increase awareness of Special Olympics. He also saw it as an ideal way to involve local law enforcement personnel with the Special Olympics community. Thirty years later, that flicker has become a roaring flame of stability for Special Olympic athletes worldwide.

http://www.specialolympics.org/Sections/Donate/Special_Olympics_Torch_Run.aspx

Michigan Association of Hostage Negotiators (MAHN)

The Michigan Association of Hostage Negotiators (MAHN) is dedicated to bringing you Hostage/Crisis Negotiation news, alerts and training information. We implore you to send current event articles and case study information in or related to our field. We also encourage those who teach in this field to submit your resume for future seminars and conferences. Please write in our guest book. We'd love to hear your comments or suggestions.

http://www.miahn.com

Midwest Tactical Officers Association (MTOA)

MTOA is a non-profit association representing interested Law Enforcement Professionals through the Midwest. Our mission is dedicated to keeping you updated with the topics, techniques and tools to help you face the threats of today, tomorrow and the future.

http://mtoaonline.com/

National Black State Troopers Coalition

The National Black State Troopers Coalition is a premier organization for men and women of color, serving in the ranks of Highway Patrol and State Police in the United States. The membership of the N.B.S.T.C is comprised of affiliate chapters and individuals dedicated to expanding the participation of Blacks, i.e. African Americans, Latino, etc., minorities and other people of color in the professional ranks of the criminal justice system.

http://www.nbstc85.org/

National Criminal Justice Reference, Administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

Established in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

https://www.ncjrs.gov/

National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center (NCLETC)

At the core of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System is the notion of “translational technology”; simply put, we link research with practice. It works in other fields, such as medicine. It also works in criminal justice. As a program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the NLECTC System is the conduit between researchers and criminal justice professionals in the field for technology issues. NLECTC works with criminal justice professionals to identify urgent and emerging technologies needs. NIJ sponsors research and development or identifies best practices to address those needs. NLECTC centers demonstrate new technologies, test commercially available technologies and publish results — linking research and practice.

https://www.justnet.org/

National Law Enforcement Memorial

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to honoring all of America's law enforcement heroes and those who have died in the line of duty and those who continue to serve and protect. That mission is accomplished through the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, as well as programs such as Officer of the Month, Officer Roll Call and others.

http://www.nleomf.org/?gclid=CPHFwczpgq8CFYZoKgod9Cud4w

National Tactical Officer's Association (NTOA)

The mission of the National Tactical Officers Association is to enhance the performance and professional status of law enforcement personnel by providing a credible and proven training resource as well as a forum for the development of tactics and information exchange.

http://ntoa.org/site/

National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC)

NTTAC provides national leadership, coordination, and resources that respond to the needs of the juvenile justice field.

https://www.nttac.org/

New York Tactical Officers Association (NYTOA)

The New York Tactical Officers Association is a not for profit corporation established to promote training, professionalism and the exchange of information between members of law enforcement, tactical units and crisis negotiation teams within, and surrounding, New York State. The association strives to advance individual and team knowledge by providing a network to share best practices, sound tactics, training and operational experiences. The association works to foster the highest professional standards and levels of competence by providing high quality instruction to its members.

http://www.nytoa.org

Northern Ohio Negotiators Association

There has been an interest generated in the forming of an association for the Crisis/Hostage Negotiators in Northern Ohio. The goal is to bring negotiators together for the purpose of sharing information, training and the ability to learn what other resources are available to them and their teams.

http://www.northernohionegotiatorsassociation.org/

PoliceOne.com

PoliceOne is the most popular destination for Police Officers, Cops & Law Enforcement. Find breaking news and video, products, jobs & more.

http://www.policeone.com

Rocky Mountain Association of Negotiators (RMHN)

The Rocky Mountain Hostage Negotiators (RMHN) are dedicated to promoting professional and continuing quality training for hostage / crisis negotiators. RMHN was founded in June of 2000, by volunteers, and is a non-profit organization. Law enforcement officers, particularly crisis/hostage negotiators, recognized a need for ongoing, quality training.

http://www.rmhnonline.com

South Carolina Crisis Negotiator Association (SCCNA)

The South Carolina Crisis Negotiators Association was formed in 1993 by several officers from City, County, State, Federal, Corrections Agencies, and Private Security. The first meeting was held at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. There were 91 attendees at that meeting and every year it has grown. The meetings are now held in Myrtle Beach, S. C. during the month of October.

Our goal is to encourage the exchange of ideas and information, assisted research and development of new methods and techniques, to provide a high level of professionalism among Crisis Negotiators, to actively participate in upgrading and improving the Criminal Justice System in South Carolina from within the system and for the Public at large, and to establish a professional code of ethics.

http://www.sccna.com/

Special Operations Training Association of the Upper Midwest (SOTA)

Special Operations Training Association of the Upper Midwest is a non-profit organization comprised of public safety personnel; including tactical officers, crisis negotiators, safety personnel; including tactical officers, crisis negotiators, legal advisors, communication support, and paramedics. The association was created by its members and for its members to bring special operations training to all the public safety organizations in the upper midwest.

http://www.creatingorder.com/sota2006/Awards.html

System Assessment & Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER)

Assist emergency responders making procurement decisions, by conducting impartial, practitioner-relevant, operationally oriented assessments and validations of commercial off-the-shelf equipment.

https://www.rkb.us/SAVER/

Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators (TAHN)

The Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators (TAHN) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality training to hostage negotiators and first responders.

TAHN members enjoy many benefits. They have opportunities to network with other negotiators not just from Texas, but from around the world as well. There is no better place to network than the annual training conference. Along with the FBI, TAHN co-sponsor an annual conference every November. This conference has grown every year and is attended by negotiators from around the United States and several other countries. Members are notified as the conference is being planned so that they can make early reservations to attend. More information about the training conference can be found on this web site.

http://www.tahn.org

The Black Swan Group

The Black Swan Group Ltd. is a strategic business advisory firm with a specific focus in negotiation.

Black Swan is led by Christopher Voss a 24 year veteran of the FBI where he directed and advised teams in a variety of investigations, liasons, and collaborations on global objectives in major countries and cities around the world. After retiring as the FBI’s lead international hostage negotiator, Voss started the Black Swan Group Ltd. with the aim of bringing his special knowledge and experience in high power, high stress negotiation situations to the business world.

A seasoned global negotiator, teacher and leader in the field, Voss leads a team that provides masterful negotiating services to companies for high stakes situations and deals, trains businesses and individuals in an effective way of thinking and in the process of negotiation so it becomes second nature.

The Black Swan Group takes a hybrid approach to negotiation by combining the confrontational with the collaborative. It goes beyond the strategies and toolbox of techniques by offering its clients a way to navigate a lasting outcome.

http://www.blackswanltd.com/about-black-swan/

The Verbal Judo Institute

The Verbal Judo Institute was founded in 1983 by Dr. George Thompson, Ph.D. to help police officers defuse conflict and redirect behavior with words. Dr. Thompson passed away in June of 2011.

Since then almost 1 million individuals have received Tactical Communications training and four books have been published on this topic.

Tactical Communications has been highlighted in such national news media as ABC, CBS, CNN, 48 Hours, Inside Edition, CNN and NBC (including Tom Brokaw).

The vast majority of the people trained have been police, corrections, and security professionals and Tactical Communications is now a required course for these professions in numerous states.

Tactical Communications is now branded as Verbal Defense & Influence in the United States.

http://www.verbaljudo.com/

U.S. Army

Link to U.S. Army's Website.

http://www.goarmy.com/

U.S. Navy (USN)

The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.

http://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asp

Verbal Defense & Influence

Verbal Defense & Influence is based on the work of Dr. George Thompson, who founded the Verbal Judo Institute in 1983. Since then and until his death in 2011, he and his associates trained more than 1 million individuals and published four books (over 300,000 copies sold) on his structured communications methodologies.

Since 2010, Verbal Defense & Influence has been the exclusive U.S. representative of Dr. Thompson’s work.

Verbal Defense & Influence trains organizations to use Dr. Thompson’s five universal truths of human interaction to prevent and de-escalate verbal conflict, enhance cooperation and collaboration within a team, and improve customer service and sales. We also train individuals how to stop verbal abuse, bullying and harassment and maintain mental and emotional safety in the midst of conflict.

http://verbaldefenseandinfluence.com/

WirelessAdvisor.com

WirelessAdvisor.com is a free website built to help consumers conquer cellular phone service confusion. We provide comprehensive, up-to-date, and unbiased wireless communication service information.

http://www.wirelessadvisor.com/