In addition to patrol and investigative duties, many officers of the Alliance Police Department are specially trained to deal with out of the ordinary situations. The department maintains a highly trained Special Response Team (SRT). Members of this elite team are utilized during high risk warrant service, barricaded suspect incidents, and hostage situations. The award winning Alliance Police Department SRT is one of the most professional police SWAT units in Ohio and it is frequently called upon to work with and train other similar teams. The police department, also, boasts a highly trained Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Team (CHNT). The members of this team include police officers and a certified psychologist. It is the mission of this unit to stabilize volatile situations and diffuse stressful situations allowing a peaceful resolution to dangerous situations.