Водене на преговори при демонстративни опити за самоубийство
Negotiating demonstrative suicaid attemps

Summary/Abstract: Depression is one of the leading diseases in the world. One of its main symptoms is the loss of interest in life in general. Very often it provokes a desire in the depressed individual to end his life in order to end the unbearable pain he is experiencing. Unrealized suicide attempts in criminal psychology are called demonstarstive suicide attempts. They represent a very specific crisis situation that requires a different approach to the suicidal individual. In their professional daily lives, polic officers often face similar crisis situation. Resolving situations with demonstarstive suicide attempts requires adequate action to save the suicide’s life. The method of negotiation has gradually become established in police practice since the 1970s, when hostage-taking cases became more frequent. The aim was to find a method to help save the lives of all participants in the incident. Subsequently, the practice shows that this method is effective for intervention in suicide attempts, kidnappings, barricaded persons.

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