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Mitchell R. Hammer, Ph.D.

An Incident in Bowling Green, Kentucky1

It was early in 2003 when I received a telephone call from Mr. William Hogewood, Program Manager, Crisis Negotiation program, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF). He asked me if I would develop an applied training program for all ATF negotiators that would allow them to use the S.A.F.E. framework in developing strategies for negotiating critical incidents. I accepted his offer, and by early 2004, ATF became the first federal law enforcement agency to have systematically incorporated S.A.F.E. strategy into their negotiation "toolbox."...Click Here to view full article