Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 46
Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 46
A STANDARD
SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION
A
pseudo-hostage situation is when a person is held but there are no threats
directed toward the victim and no substantive demands are made on a third
party. The following is an example of a pseudo-hostage situation: a husband
pulls a gun on his wife during a domestic quarrel. She then leaves the house
and summons the police. Upon their arrival, the police learn the couple’s son
is still in the house. When he is contacted, the husband tells the police he is
angry at his wife and they should leave him alone. Because he makes no demands
on the police and does not threaten the child, this is a pseudo-hostage
situation.
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