Diane Wetendorf is an author, advocate, and consultant who pioneered the field of police-perpetrated domestic violence.

Diane is the author of Police Domestic Violence: A Handbook for Victims, the first book written specifically for survivors of police-perpetrated domestic violence; When the Batterer Is a Law Enforcement Officer: A Guide for Advocates; as well as Crossing the Threshold: Female Officers and Police-Perpetrated Domestic Violence, a groundbreaking book for women in law enforcement. Hijacked by the Right explores the Religious Right's stealth infiltration into the Battered Women's Movement.