Now it is a proper time to discuss on the issue of crisis negotiation more in-depth. Thus
far, studies on crisis negotiations have been mere manual style guidelines of “what to do”.
More substantial and rigorous theoretical propositions and empirical studies await for the
future development of crisis negotiation field.
This article contributes to the theoretical enrichment of the study of crisis negotiation
field. Conventionally, two problems of misperceptions are raised in crisis negotiation. For
instance, even though two parties used the same word, there can appear a substantial
difference. Even worse, in many cases parties of negotiation send misinformation
intentionally or unintentionally. This noise of communication can cause a serious
misperception for parties of crisis negotiation including police officers, perpetrators, and
hostages. However, this issue has not yet discussed in the field of crisis negotiation in Korea.
This paper pointed out such important but not yet focused issue. It first discusses about
the problem of perception and misperception. Next, it presents the negative impacts of such
perception and misperception in crisis negotiation communication. Finally, it suggests the
policy implications.