Karen ConnellKaren is a domestic violence survivor who became an activist in 1982 to share herstory as Community Educator and helped lobby for the first Domestic ViolenceLaw. She then was invited to be on the CA Attorney General's Task Force to workwith other lawenforcement offices, D.A.s and judges, to write a curriculum fortraining Police and Sheriff's on responding to a domestic violence call. She thentrained L.A.P.D. Next, she was recruited to create and implement a victimadvocate program in the L.A. City Attorney's office.Now an author, she has written a book about her experiences, life lessons learned, and resources. Read More Read Less