The Calgary Police Service and Southern Alberta District of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Negotiation Seminar Committee are working to secure an exciting line-up of presenters for the 2008 Conference.

To date we are pleased to announce the following presenters:

CASE STUDY
Regional Psychiatric Centre - Face to Face Negotiations
Delusional inmate takes another inmate hostage and threatens death.

Scott Bobowski, Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Crisis Negotiation Team Leader
Correctional Services of Canada

Shannon Smith
Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Crisis Negotiation Team Leader
Correctional Services of Canada

Kelly Scherr Correctional Officer and Emergency Response Tactical Team Leader
Correctional Services of Canada

CASE STUDY
RCMP - Codiac Detachment
Distraught male walks into the detachment with the intention of suicide by Cop.

Sergeant Jeff Johnston
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

CASE STUDY
Phoenix Police Department
Home Invasion Robbery and Sexual Assault example of the command triangle at work

Detective Ben Wetzel and Detective Jan Dubina
Phoenix Police

CASE STUDY
Sault St. Marie Police
Barricaded suicidal male that becomes fixated on the negotiator

A/D/S/Sgt. Monique Rollin
Sault St. Marie Police

Other Case Studies to include; Saskatoon Police Service – 11hr negotiation with a suicidal male utilizing all tools available to a negotiator, and members from the FBI to present a case study.

Learning Blocks to include;

Nancy McConkey M.S.W. - Solution Talk – focuses on interviewing, specifically the ability to defuse situations through crisis intervention.

Sgt. Rick Parent, Ph.D. Justice Institute of British Columbia – His expertise lies in police shootings, suicide by cop, police trauma and related issues.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER ONLINE EARLY FOR THE SEMINAR.