DISPUTED RESOLUTION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT

(Crim 600)

COMPOSITION OF THE OSCP AND REACTIVE PHASES

PRESENTED BY:

Leones R. Arsim

Pelmar Jun Quiñanola

PRESENTED TO:

Jumar T. Ruiz, RCRIM

CJE INSTRUCTOR
 CRISIS MANAGEMENT: COMPOSITION OF THE OSCP AND PHASES

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this paper is to:

1. Present the Composition of the OSCP;

2. Present the Reactive Phase; and

3. Elaborate the three stages of Performance.

DISCUSSION

Composition of the OSCP

TACTICAL UNIT- composed of regular military or police placed under the operational
command of the OSC.

1. Reaction Element- special action unit which are specially organized, equipped and
deployed in the region to hold special operation in cases of crisis incident.
2. Security Element- military or police personnel task to protect the area of perimeter
security to prevent occurrence of unnecessary incidents.

SUPPORT UNIT - it is a unit that provides the necessary administrative, operational and
logistic support of the OSC.

1. Intelligence Team - responsible for the collection and processing of all information
needed by the OSC.
2. Communication Team - responsible for insuring effective communication between
OSC and other units or sub-units.
3. Logistic Team - responsible for ensuring mess services, supplies (clothing, equipment,
transportation) and other logistic services.
4. Medical Team - responsible for all medical supplies and services in cases of crisis
incidents.
5. Fire Fighting Team - responsible for all services related to extinguishing fires
intentionally set by perpetrators or during the result of operations.
6. Administrative Personnel - personnel assigned to OSC to keep written records of
events, in coming or outgoing communications.
7. Legal/Investigation Team- services of investigation, preservation of evidence,
documents and legal advice to the OSC.
NEGOTIATION UNIT - It is headed by a chief negotiator and composed of two or more
members. Their primary concern is to serve first life, prevent destruction and pave the way
for a peaceful resolution of crisis situations.

B. THE REACTIVE PHASE

When a crisis occurs despite the pro-active effort, the organization concerned must
prepare to perform the crisis management in accordance with their plan.

PERFORMANCE- it is the action stage, the implementation of the crisis management

contingency plan.

1. The Initial Action- the stage taken by the Initial Action Unit, which is composed of
police and military personnel immediately organized into team to initially respond to
take incident and begin the containment effort. They are responsible for:
 maintain control of the situation
 report the matter to the RCAG through channels
 secure the scene by establishing perimeter security
 evacuate by standers if possible
 prevent escape of perpetrator
 take maximum control

2. The Action Stage - the action stage starts as soon as the tactical, support unit and the
negotiation unit arrived and are deployed. The OSC discusses the incident with his
commander and staff and decides on the plans and actions to be taken.
 Negotiation- chief negotiator undertakes negotiation as soon as he has been
properly briefed and received appropriate instruction from the OSC. He shall
keep the OSCP informed of the progress of negotiations and shall take
instructions only from the OSC. No further negotiation shall be undertake
when the tactical unit commander initiates tactical operations.
 Tactical Action - the tactical commander makes a complete estimate of the
crisis situation and plans his courses of action upon arrival at the scene while
negotiation is in progress. He shall maintain and continuous contact with the
OSCP. He shall take over authority on reaction element throughout the
tactical operations. He shall take instructions only from the OSC and
coordinate all support requirements with the OSCP.
3. The Post Action Stage - This stage begins as soon as the perpetrator surrendered,
captured or neutralized. OSC shall ensure that the following are accomplished:
o Protection of the incident scene
o Investigation of the incident preservation of evidence
o Documentation
o SS - witnesses, hostage, perpetrators and other key participants of the
incident.
o Recovered, documented, preserve evidence
 o Pictorials, written reports
o Filing and prosecution of cases
o Damage Compensation and rehabilitation

He also initiates recommendation for the compensation and provide assistance to civilian killed
and injured during tactical operations. He initiates recommendation for the rehabilitation,
construction of damage or essential infrastructures. Training and re- training of unit personnel
special units and negotiators shall continue with their training to improve their proficiency and
enhance their readiness.
SUMMARY OF THE TOPIC

The OSCP shall establish with in the crisis incident site. It is a post or unit with in a
probable target to be headed by an on-scene commander (OSC) whose responsibility is to take
charge of every happening of a crisis incident scene. The action phase begins as soon as the On-
Scene Command Post (OSCP) is established and the Tactical/Intervention, Service Support units,
Negotiation Teams and the Public Affairs personnel arrive and are deployed. They are the field
personnel that would try to prevent further destruction or put an end to the crisis as much as
possible. They would try to negotiate through the scene and try to solve the crisis calmly but this
tactics has a lesser success rate than the reactive phase. Reactive phase is the performance of the
crisis management plan when a crisis situation occurs despite the proactive effort. The objectives
in this stage are to ensure a high probability of success in neutralizing the perpetrators; to
minimize, or cushion the adverse effects of the crisis incidents and to ensure a smooth and
speedy rehabilitation or return to normalcy. All unit commanders are required to understand and
acquaint themselves on crisis management doctrine. As such, they will be held responsible for all
their actions. To be clear, the reactive phase is when the field personnel or the OSCP take action
through the scene or force their way through the scene and this way there could be casualties.

CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATIONS

Based on the facts stated above, it can be concluded that the composition of the OSCP and the
Reactive Phase of crisis management is a very important part of the crisis management because
without this, crime would be difficult to neutralize or solving a crisis with a lot of casualties and
damages. Therefore I can conclude that having this primary units when it comes to the crisis
management there is a high rate of success in the investigation and neutralization of crime. Also,
to solve neutralize a perpetrator it must be planned and step by step to prevent casualties and
bloodshed. The composition of the OSCP is a crucial teams that really suited in dealing crisis.
Thus, studying this particular topic is highly recommended.
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