Texas State Hosts 31st Annual Hostage Negotiation Competition
SAN MARCOS – Law enforcement officers from across the country converged on Texas State University for the 31st Annual Competition and Seminar for Crisis Negotiations, which ran January 12-14.
The program was not open to the public.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, participation was limited to eight teams this year. All teams adhered to university protocols to mitigate COVID risk.
Teams conducted mock hostage negotiation exercises from 8 AM until 5 PM both Wednesday and Thursday. Monday and Tuesday schedules focused on classroom sessions.
For further information, contact Wayman Mullins at the Department of Criminal Justice at (512) 557-5025 or the Texas State Office of Media Relations at (512) 245-2180.
