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What Is Consent By Negotiation?

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Consent by negotiation means that someone has reached an agreement after lengthy discussions, where both parties are happy and have reached an acceptable agreement.
The art of negotiation is an extremely skilled art and requires not only a great amount of practise but also means you have that rare way with words which can be put to good effect. There are many professions in which you need to use negotiation, from businessmen to social workers and even the police. As far as looking at the example of market traders, they have to negotiate prices on how much they will pay for fruit or vegetables for example.
Consumers can also be good negotiators. If it is the end of the day, then most market traders will look to strike a deal with customers for their produce. The art of haggling is very much an example of negotiation which also comes into play as customers will look for the best deal and sometimes market traders will drop their prices dramatically in a bid to get rid of their produce.
As far as being a skilled negotiator in the police force, it is an equally vital trait as it needs to be used in much more volatile and dangerous situations. For example, if there is a standoff or bank robbery, and the offender in question is armed, the situation becomes incredibly risky for everyone involved. The policeman who has been trained as a negotiator will know what to say to the perpetrator because they have been fully versed in negotiating techniques to defuse potentially dangerous situations as well as drawing upon a number of physiological mind games in order to make the person consent to give up their weapon. This art of negotiation is, as you can see, an essential part of a policeman's job.

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