Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT)

The Crisis Negotiation Team consists of deputies who are highly skilled and trained in the art of establishing and maintaining communications during crisis situations. CNT negotiators continually hone their skills by attending training seminars and participating in scenario training. The majority of events that CNT respond to involve barricaded suspects, hostage takers, and crisis response where individuals pose a danger to themselves or others. CNT negotiators are deployed on every SERT call-out as a de-escalation option for applicable situations.