First among these was the formation of a Child Abuse Team -- a group of dedicated investigators that combined the resources of law enforcement, social services, the medical community and other professionals to identify and protect children in danger of abuse.
In 1999, he launched the annual Child Abuse & Family Violence Summit -- now recognized among the best family-violence conferences in the nation. Over the past two decades, this landmark conference has trained over 13,000 attendees from 13 countries, awarded over 2,000 scholarships and featured over 1,100 classes and workshops taught by over 700 presenters.
His CARES experience also led him to see the need for a child-abuse center in Clackamas County. Roberts teamed up with a researcher and conducted a needs assessment. The need was clear — and after helping present the idea to county leaders, the Children's Center of Clackamas County became a reality in 2004. Roberts served as a Children's Center board member through a successful fundraising effort and the construction of a new Children's Center facility that opened in 2011.
The Sheriff's Office was recognized by President Obama for its response to the December 2012 active-shooter incident at Clackamas Town Center. Sheriff Roberts was invited to the White House to meet with others from Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech to share lessons learned. The Sheriff and his staff also provided assistance during the June 2014 Reynolds High School shooting and the 2015 Umpqua Community College mass shooting.
In 2015, Sheriff Roberts was asked to participate on a conference call and provide recommendations to the subcommittee reporting to President Obama on 21st-century policing.
n his capacity as OTFSS chair, he helped introduce HB 2327 and SB 584, which just passed to fund the "Oregon Safe to Learn Act" — which establishes a Statewide School Safety and Prevention System within the Oregon Department of Education. This will provide 15 full-time Technical Support Specialists who will work directly with schools to develop mental wellness and suicide prevention strategies. It will also help schools establish local multi-disciplinary safety assessment teams to respond to threats of violence — with law enforcement playing an important role on these teams.
He currently serves as the President of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association. He previously represented the OSSA as a task-force member on technology matters including body cameras and license-plate readers.
He is also a member of the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council and subcommittees of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association. He has also served on the Children's Center Board, the Clackamas County Emergency Services Foundation, the Clackamas County Police Officers Benevolent Foundation (CCPOBF), the North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce, and the State Medical Examiners Board, appointed by the Governor.
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First among these was the formation of a Child Abuse Team -- a group of dedicated investigators that combined the resources of law enforcement, social services, the medical community and other professionals to identify and protect children in danger of abuse.
In 1999, he launched the annual Child Abuse & Family Violence Summit -- now recognized among the best family-violence conferences in the nation. Over the past two decades, this landmark conference has trained over 13,000 attendees from 13 countries, awarded over 2,000 scholarships and featured over 1,100 classes and workshops taught by over 700 presenters.
His CARES experience also led him to see the need for a child-abuse center in Clackamas County. Roberts teamed up with a researcher and conducted a needs assessment. The need was clear — and after helping present the idea to county leaders, the Children's Center of Clackamas County became a reality in 2004. Roberts served as a Children's Center board member through a successful fundraising effort and the construction of a new Children's Center facility that opened in 2011.
The Sheriff's Office was recognized by President Obama for its response to the December 2012 active-shooter incident at Clackamas Town Center. Sheriff Roberts was invited to the White House to meet with others from Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech to share lessons learned. The Sheriff and his staff also provided assistance during the June 2014 Reynolds High School shooting and the 2015 Umpqua Community College mass shooting.
In 2015, Sheriff Roberts was asked to participate on a conference call and provide recommendations to the subcommittee reporting to President Obama on 21st-century policing.
n his capacity as OTFSS chair, he helped introduce HB 2327 and SB 584, which just passed to fund the "Oregon Safe to Learn Act" — which establishes a Statewide School Safety and Prevention System within the Oregon Department of Education. This will provide 15 full-time Technical Support Specialists who will work directly with schools to develop mental wellness and suicide prevention strategies. It will also help schools establish local multi-disciplinary safety assessment teams to respond to threats of violence — with law enforcement playing an important role on these teams.
He currently serves as the President of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association. He previously represented the OSSA as a task-force member on technology matters including body cameras and license-plate readers.
He is also a member of the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council and subcommittees of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association. He has also served on the Children's Center Board, the Clackamas County Emergency Services Foundation, the Clackamas County Police Officers Benevolent Foundation (CCPOBF), the North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce, and the State Medical Examiners Board, appointed by the Governor.