Kevin Roberto earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Southern Connecticut State University in 1992. He went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Sociology from that same institution in 2000.
Kevin served with the Department of Public Safety University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut from 1994 until 2014. He retired after 20 years of service as a police sergeant. While employed by UConn, he focused on crime investigation, community outreach, accreditation and policy development, with a heavy focus on comprehensive education and training of community and colleagues. As Commander of the Professional Standards Unit he was responsible for policy development and publication, accreditation by the State and two international accreditation agencies, CALEA and IACLEA, oversight of compliance with accreditation standards, and supervisory duties of the Parking Enforcement Unit.
Kevin did not end his police career after retiring from UConn in 2014. He became Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police in Coventry CT Police Department where he retired from fulltime employment in 2022. Kevin remains in a contractual part-time position with Coventry PD. As agency Accreditation Manager, he was responsible to prepare, compile and file proofs of compliance with CALEA and State of CT Accreditation standards. He conducted required audits and reviews to satisfy agency and accreditation requirements. He participated in onsite assessment activities and attended meetings and training regarding police accreditation. He has experience as an IACLEA and State of Connecticut Accreditation Assessor and was frequently called for compliance questions, MOCK Assessments, and other accreditation measures.
Today Kevin works as a Policy Analyst III in the Policy and Research Unit for the Colorado State Patrol. He researches, writes, and reviews and updates all policies as they pertain to the Colorado State Patrol. His unit works closely with training and accreditation to ensure that all policies accurately address CALEA Standards, best practice and current training practices.
Kevin is a current member of the Accreditation Working Subcommittee for CT POST, assigned to help set up new compliance standards and direct all CT police agencies to either Tier 3 State Accreditation or CALEA membership and accreditation.
