The successful conclusion of the siege of John and Al’s was a rare bright spot for the NYPD in early 1973, when crime was soaring and the department’s reputation had been battered by scandals uncovered by the Knapp Commission. Later that spring, Frank Bolz created the Hostage Negotiation Team. We join the team for unprecedented access as Harvey Schlossberg describes the types of criminals who take hostages and how psychology can be used to peacefully resolve a crisis.

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The successful conclusion of the siege of John and Al’s was a rare bright spot for the NYPD in early 1973, when crime was soaring and the department’s reputation had been battered by scandals uncovered by the Knapp Commission. Later that spring, Frank Bolz created the Hostage Negotiation Team. We join the team for unprecedented access as Harvey Schlossberg describes the types of criminals who take hostages and how psychology can be used to peacefully resolve a crisis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Theory in Practice

Talk to Me tells the inside story of how the field of hostage negotiations was created. In the wake of major 1970’s tragedies such as the Attica prison riot and the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, the NYPD realized there was an urgent need to develop a system for handling hostage incidents. With news archives and first-hand accounts from hostage team founders Frank Bolz and Harvey Schlossberg, we bring to life cases large and small to explore what worked—and what didn’t. The world’s first hostage negotiation team pioneered the use of psychology in saving lives and created a model that is still used around the world today. The series is written and narrated by Edward Conlon, a veteran South Bronx detective and New York Times bestselling author.   

An XG Productions Series.

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Talk to Me tells the inside story of how the field of hostage negotiations was created. In the wake of major 1970’s tragedies such as the Attica prison riot and the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, the NYPD realized there was an urgent need to develop a system for handling hostage incidents. With news archives and first-hand accounts from hostage team founders Frank Bolz and Harvey Schlossberg, we bring to life cases large and small to explore what worked—and what didn’t. The world’s first hostage negotiation team pioneered the use of psychology in saving lives and created a model that is still used around the world today. The series is written and narrated by Edward Conlon, a veteran South Bronx detective and New York Times bestselling author. An XG Productions Series.

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