Law Enforcement
Officer Involved Domestic Violence
Raising
Awareness * Promoting Education
Our mission is to raise awareness, promote education,
and seek justice by working with Federal, State, and Local Officials, bringing about change with regards to
Law Enforcement
Officer Involved Domestic Violence (LEOIDV), while assisting in the restoration of those affected by abuse, at the
hands of those sworn to protect and serve.
The tragic case of a Tacoma woman murdered by her Police Chief husband, was the impetus behind a ground-breaking
domestic violence grant program that was approved by the Senate and House, in December 2005. It's the first
time the federal government specifically has addressed the sensitive issue of domestic violence committed by law-enforcement
officials.
"After
watching the documentary, 'Searching For Angela Shelton', I went home and Googled my legal last name. What I found was no
coincidence. We once shared a name and story that was the same. However, my voice made it through
while thier's were silenced. I now choose to speak up for those who can't. Having been married to two Law
Enforcement Officers(LEO), my perspective is unique as I continue to hold the utmost respect, for those in uniform.
For those who have survived and are strong enough to overcome, it is not about how we died that will be remembered, but how we chose to live. And, it
is not about our story, but what we do because of it. May God continue to bless, protect & strengthen us all,
and bring peace into the lives of those still suffering in silence."