Benton County, Oregon

Making Benton County a Better Place to Live

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Benton County Sheriff's Office – Speakers Bureau

 


 

Administration - 541-766-6858

 


Administration: General Topics
Presenter: Sheriff Diana Simpson
Presenter: Undersheriff Scott Jackson
Audience: Any
Availability: Any time
Presentation length: 20-60 minute presentation, possibly longer when needed
Description: Overview of the services, programs and divisions of the Sheriff’s Office. Includes review of Annual Report.

Civil Program: Preparing and Serving Court Papers. Executes Orders of the Court
Presenter: Dean Barnes
Audience: Teen to adult
Availability: Usually Monday through Friday
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: Discusses the many different aspects of Civil Enforcement: evictions, restraining orders, garnishments, etc.

Concealed Handgun Permits: Permit Application Overview
Presenter: Sheriff Diana Simpson
Audience: Adult
Availability: Any time
Presentation length: 20-minute presentation
Description: What does it take to get a concealed handgun permit, who is eligible, who is ineligible, when can the permit be revoked and many other aspects.

 

Community Corrections (BCCC) - 541-766-6887

 


Community Corrections: General Caseload Supervision, Adult Parole and Probation
Presenter: Capt. Justin Carley, Director
Audience: Ages 14 to adult
Presentation length: 30-45 minute presentation
Description: Provides a brief history of Parole and Probation in the nation, state, and Benton County. Also explains special programs and services provided by Benton County Community Corrections and explains conditions and consequences of supervision.

Community Corrections: Cognitive Restructuring for Offenders
Presenter: Abraham Griswold, Parole and Probation Officer
Audience: Ages 14 to adult
Presentation length: 30-45 minute presentation
Description: Describes cognitive restructuring classes, purpose, methodology, and theories. Explains the variety of programs and classes that are provided as services to offenders supervised by Benton County Community Corrections as well as those referred by the Courts.

Community Corrections: Drug Treatment Court
Presenter: Joshua Hall, Probation Officer
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: Explains the history of Drug Treatment Court in Benton County and the role of Parole and Probation in Drug Treatment Court.

Community Corrections: Sex Offender Supervision, Registration, and Notification
Presenter: Sarah Ingalls, Parole and Probation Officer
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-45 minute presentation
Description: Provides information about the statutory requirements for sex offender registration and notification. Also discusses supervision strategies, treatment, and other concerns of sex offenders.

Community Corrections: Transition Program
Presenter: Joel Pickerd, Parole and Probation Officer
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: Specialized program that provides services and supervision to inmates recently released from prison and the jail. Coordinates efforts to place inmates in programs such as residential treatment and the Transition Center.

Community Corrections: Transition Center
Presenter: Joel Pickerd, Parole and Probation Officer
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 15-30 minute presentation
Description: Provides information regarding the Benton County Community Corrections Transition Center. Explains the purpose of the Transition Center and the programming requirements of individuals residing at the center.

Community Corrections: Mental Health Transition Program
Presenter: Abraham Griswold, Parole and Probation Officer
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 15-30 minute presentation
Description: Provides information regarding the Mental Health Transition Program and the transitional housing available through this program. Explains the purpose of the program and programming requirements.

 

Correctional Facility (Jail) - 541-766-6866

 


Jail: Tour
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago or available Corrections Deputies
Audience: Varies – 12 maximum attendees
Presentation length: 45-minute presentation
Description: A tour of the jail that takes a look at the control room, day room, exercise court, booking room, and holding cells.

Jail: Operational Overview
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 45-minute presentation
Description: Addresses the mission, values, and purpose of the facility, and laws and court cases regulating operation of the facility. Compares and contrasts county and state facilities and explains function of the facility.

Jail: Oregon Jail Standards – Benton County Implementation
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago and Lt. Jeremy Jewell
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 45-60 minute presentation
Description: Historical overview of the Oregon Jail Standards, why and how they were developed, and reviews current standards and inspection process.

Jail: Inmate Programs and the Use of Volunteers
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago and Corporal Brian Morrissette
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 45-minute presentation
Description: Addresses the need and utilization of non-paid staff to cover such programs as Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, education services, and religious services.

Jail: Laws and Regulations of How Much Time Inmates Serve
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: The method of time served, calculations, and how the laws and administrative rules affect and govern these procedures.

Jail: Rental of Jail Beds in Neighboring Counties
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago, Lt. Jeremy Jewell & Sgt. Keith Hunnemuller
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-45 minute presentation
Description: The transportation of inmates to fill a total of 40 beds between Lincoln, Yamhill and Linn County Jails; the strengths and weaknesses that are associated with this arrangement.

Jail: The Virtual Jail
Presenter: Capt. Diana Rabago
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: The virtual jail and the methods used to combat crowding at the Benton County Corrections Facility.

Jail: Court Security
Presenter: Cpl. Brian Morrissette
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: An overview of the Benton County Courthouse Security Program.

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Emergency Management and Search & Rescue - 541-766-6864

 


Benton County Crisis Support Team
Presenter: John Reiman, Ph.D.
Presenter: Crisis Team Leader
Audience: Teen to adult
Presentation length: 60-90 minute presentation
Description: Address the concept of critical incident stress: identification, intervention and coping and/or the services of the Benton County Crisis Response Team.

Emergency Preparedness: Personal, Family, Home, Business
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: Teen to adult. Can schedule to meet audience needs, including evenings, weekends.
Presentation length: 30-minute to 2-hour presentation
Description: The case for emergency preparedness and specific recommendations for provisions and preparedness measures. Longer presentations can include product demonstrations and more in-depth discussions of area hazards, vulnerabilities and emergency kit specifics. Includes handouts/materials.

Emergency Preparedness: Neighborhood Emergency Training Program
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: Can schedule to meet audience needs, including evenings, weekends. Family/mixed age audiences encouraged, including school-age children.
Presentation length: 90-minute presentation to geographic/neighborhood groups
Description: Disaster hazards, risk and vulnerabilities in the region, family preparedness, simple hazard mitigation measures, and how to organize your neighborhood to look after each other in the hours/days immediately following a disaster or community emergency. Demonstration materials, personal workbooks, and other handouts/materials.

Earthquakes: Designing and Presenting an Earthquake Drill in Your Workplace
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 40-60 minute presentation, or may request the planning guide without the presentation
Description: Planning, presenting and learning from an earthquake exercise. Step-by-step outline, forms, and reference documents. Recommended for all businesses, even those not governed by Senate Bill 31 earthquake exercise requirements. Presentation(s) can include more in-depth discussion of safety actions and why they are recommended.

Earthquakes: DROP, COVER and HOLD ON! What to do During an Earthquake
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: Toddler to adult. Can schedule to meet audience needs, including evenings, weekends
Presentation length: 15-60 minute presentation
Description: Earthquake self-protective measures and why they are recommended. Handouts, video, audience participation/practice available. Discussion can include David Copp’s "triangle of life" recommendations.

Earthquakes: Earthquake Hazards and Mitigation – What the Experts Tell Us
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: School-age to adult. Can schedule to meet audience needs, including evenings, weekends
Presentation length: 60-minute presentation
Description: Basic geology – plate tectonics, northwest seismology, tsunamis, self-protective and mitigation measures. Lessons learned from regional earthquakes.


Emergency Management: Benton County Emergency Management Services
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: Adult. Can schedule to meet audience needs, including evenings, weekends
Presentation length: 20-40 minute presentation
Description: Services provided by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management Division including disaster planning, preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery as well as Benton County Search and Rescue. Includes volunteer opportunities, community partnerships, and hazard information.

Search & Rescue: Benton County Search & Rescue: Services & Volunteer Opportunities
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Presenter: Benton County Search and Rescue Volunteers
Audience: Ages 14 to adult
Presentation length: 30-60 minute presentation
Description: Search and rescue in Benton County. Volunteer opportunities: Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Benton County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse (Posse), Benton County Tracking Unit (BCTU), Region 3 Canine Unit (R3K9), Airwing, Benton County Crisis Support Team (BCCST), Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue (SOSAR), Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit (CMRU), Mary’s Peak Search and Rescue (MPSAR). Training provided.

Emergency Management: Incident Command System (ICS): Introduction/Overview
Presenter: Mary King, Emergency Services Program Manager
Audience: Adult
Presentation length: 1-8 hour courses
Description: An introduction to the Incident Command System that organizes emergency or disaster response efforts and enables a wide variety of organizations and responders to communicate. Specific roles and responsibilities are described as well as how the system expands and contracts to meet the emergency response need. Generally geared for emergency responders or large event organizers.

 

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Law Enforcement - 541-766-6858

 


Animal Control: Responsible Pet Ownership/Dog Safety
Presenter: Deputy Erica O’Neill, Animal Control
Audience: Ages 12 and older
Presentation length: 45-minute presentation
Description: A discussion on dog licensing, inoculations and dog laws. The safety presentation also includes understanding dog behavior when approaching residences with dogs.

Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention Topics (Specify Interest)
Presenter: Deputy Jim Weikel
Audience: Ages 14 or older
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: Can tailor the presentation to fit the audience and the audience needs.

Investigations/Accidents: The Science of Fatal Accident Investigations
Presenter: Sgt. David Peterson
Presenter: Deputy Brent Iverson
Audience: 45-minute presentation
Presentation length: Ages 14 and older
Description: The deputy will walk the listener through the complex steps of investigating major vehicle accidents.

Safe Boating: Marine Program
Presenter: Sgt. David Peterson
Audience: Can be tailored for elementary school through adult
Presentation length: 30-minute presentation
Description: This presentation addresses Benton County’s waterborne activities, marine laws, statistics, and the Oregon State Marine Board, as well as boating and water safety.

Patrol: Self Defense/Defensive Living
Presenter: Capt. Greg Ridler
Audience: Ages 10 to adult
Presentation length: 60-minute presentation
Description: Lecture on verbal and non-verbal cues for self-defense. Explains tactics on movements, gestures, clues and street awareness to potential dangers. Includes information on how to assist law enforcement with pertinent information that can aid in the investigation. Lecture includes information on justification for use of self-defense along with the differences between assault and self-defense.

Patrol: Use of Force in Law Enforcement
Presenter: Lt. Clay Stephens
Audience: Ages 14 and older
Presentation length: 60-minute presentation
Description: Presentation covers the training deputies receive on use of deadly and non-deadly force, focusing on verbal communication, escalation and de-escalation of force and viable options from less lethal munitions to control holds, along with scenario-based training to provide the deputy with a realistic environment when in the field. Explains proper documenting and review of deputies involved in use of force incidents with explanations on why force was deployed along with justification based on state statues, case law and proper procedures.

Patrol: Safety and Security
Presenter: Deputy Jim Weikel
Audience: Adult, business, school, other criminal justice agencies
Presentation length: 60-90 minute presentation
Description: Presentation provides an overview of safety and security topics from security cameras to name tags. Discussions cover such topics as emergency planning, lighting, building access, staff communications, and weapons. Presentation may be customized to audience.

Auxiliary Unit- 541-766-6853


Neighborhood Watch Program
Presenter: Steve Mills
Audience: Any age - 12 maximum attendees
Presentation length: 1 hour presentation
Description: Overview of the Neighborhood Watch Program

 

 

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