Advanced Hostage Rescue Theory will provide SWAT operators and commanders an advanced understanding of hostage takings and modern police response strategies, with a particular focus on finding the appropriate balance between negotiation and tactical resolution. This course is based on extensive research on hostage takings and numerous case studies. It includes the entire spectrum of hostage takings including criminal events, domestic and workplace violence, delusional offenders, ideologically motivated events, and kidnap for ransom.

Inspector Kevin Cyr, L.L.M. of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is the Officer in Charge of the Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team, a full-time multi-agency team comprised of 6 agencies and 63 officers. He has a master's degree in Criminal Law and has published internationally in law and criminology journals. He is an adjunct criminology instructor at the University of Fraser Valley. He teaches Critical Incident Command at the Canadian Police College.