Lance Burdett

New Zealand's top police crisis negotiator reveals the everyday drama of being a cop: the lives saved, the lives lost, and the extreme pressure to perform in tough and confronting circumstances. Lance Burdett was in the police force for 22 years, in a variety of high-level roles: head of the negotiation team; running the 111 call centre; intelligence management; protection squad; and emergency responders. He worked on some of New Zealand's best-known cases, such as the Jan Molenaar case, where Lance headed the negotiation team, and the George Baker prison hostage negotiation with the man who murdered Liam Ashley. Behind the Tape is fast-paced, narrative-driven true crime that makes for a gritty, confronting read.

Gripping, real-life stories from New Zealand's top police crisis negotiator

Behind the Tape

Nicola McCloy

Lance runs a company called WARN International, presenting to a variety of audiences in both the private and public sectors on managing challenging people and situations, on crisis intervention and on reducing personal stress. He has a Master of Arts Degree, majoring in Terrorism, Safety and Security. With 22 years of policing experience at the highest level, Lance worked in senior management positions with a primary focus on leading and developing units

Life on the Police Frontline

"Adversity can hit anyone at any time, often unexpectedly. The loss of a close family member combined with his own experience of depression spurred Lance Burdett on to share what he has learned about how the brain works. During his time both as a police crisis negotiator and later as a resilience and wellness specialist, Lance has undertaken extensive study into how our brain processes information, in order to better understand the levels of worry, anxiety, stress, depression, and suicide found all around the world. In "Dark Side of the Brain", he explains how to control your thoughts, reduce the impact of negative emotions and manage your personal wellbeing so that you won't 'fall over' as he once did. He also shows readers how to identify when someone else may be struggling and shares strategies for reaching out to them in a safe way. This book provides plenty of straightforward, practical tools and techniques that will help you form new habits, make positive change and rediscover balance in your life."--Back cover.

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