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 their'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."