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Kidnap and hostage situations are rare in banking, still they do happen. One excellent place to obtain information on policies for these situations is with your insurance carrier. They can provide you with excellent information. The second place is your local law enforcement and FBI as in many of these situations the bureau will be handling the situation and no two areas of the country maybe handling these the same way.
Branch Walton is retired from the Secret Service and today lectures across the country on security with a specialization in hostage and robbery issues. He provided the following assistance:
Resources for Creating Police Response and Hostage/Kidnapping Policies
1. https://findit.state.gov/search?query=preventing+kidnapping&affiliate=do...
State Dept’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Lots of good information focusing on kidnap prevention overseas.
2. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/kidnap-and-extortion...
A DOJ manual providing information and guidelines to help security officers design and implement comprehensive kidnap and extortion security programs. It focuses on financial institutions but is good information for all.
3. https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/pubs/250606.pdf
Another DOJ, Office of Justice Program publication. This guide is for local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who are called upon to respond to the unlawful removal or retention of a child outside of the United States. It suggests ways to prevent child kidnapping and discusses the applicable law and legal remedies both as to the return of children and any investigation or prosecution of abducting or retaining parents. The guide describes the role of law enforcement as the initial responder and investigator and offers strategies for the reunification and recovery of children as well as the criminal pursuit of offending parents.
4. https://www.in.gov/isp/files/Active-Shooter-or-Barricaded-Person-Hostage...
Indiana State Police SOP
5. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-l...examination-us-law-enforcement-pra...
This study examines the characteristics of hostage incidents and the policies currently
used by U.S. law enforcement personnel in handling hostage incidents.
6. https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-
/media/Corporate/Files/Police/Transparency/RMs/RM-53208-Hostage-Manual.pdf?la=en
Sacramento Police Hostage Manual
7. https://policy.un.org/sites/policy....tion_des_situations_de_prise_dotag...
The purpose of this policy is to outline the UNSMS (United Nations Security Management
System) strategy and approach to managing the risk from hostage-taking.
8. https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/sop/HostageSituation.pdf
Standard procedure for the Madison Police Department’s (MPD) response to incidents involving
hostage situations.
9. https://nola.gov/getattachment/NOPD...Sniper-Incidents-EFFECTIVE-11-26-1...
HOSTAGE, BARRICADE AND SNIPER INCIDENTS New Orleans Police Department
10. https://police.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2020/03/407-Hos...
Colorado State University Hostage and Barricade situations.
11. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PE200/PE277/RAND...
Interesting readings on payment of ransoms
Branch Walton is a BOL Guru who also works with Barry Thompson (Thompson Consulting), a leading expert in bank security planning, training and managing. Barry also provides training for BOL and has many webinars available including some in which he and Branch Walton train on interviewing techniques.
https://www.bollearningconnect.com/courses/sointerview0220.
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