Katrina Turner
Katrina Turner is an activist and a former member of the Charlottesville Police Civilian Review Board [1]
Civic experiences
Turner is an initial member of the Charlottesville Police Civilian Review Board CRB and has attended City Council, PHAR and Human Rights meetings.
Civilian Review Board
Turner has served as meeting leader.[2]
Interests
In Turner's CRB application, she noted that one of her reasons for applying to the board was to ensure that "complaints against the police are properly investigated and officers are held accountable for their actions."[3]
Personal life and media coverage
Turner is a wife, mother, grandmother and a member of Black Lives Matter. [4]
According to her CRB application, on May 2, 2016, Turner filed a complaint against two Charlottesville police officers for an assault against her son. She stated that she witnessed the assault.[5]"My name is Katrina Turner and I am a 49 year old, wife, mother, grandmother and a member of Black Lives Matter. For the past year I have attended City Council, PHAR and Human Rights meetings and more, fighting against the injustice that has continued against the black and brown citizens in our community. I have witnessed racial injustice in my community for years."
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References
- ↑ Web. Fogel's membership remains a sticking point for city police review board, Tyler Hammel, News Article, Charlottesville Daily Progress, August 28, 2018, retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=63828
- ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/boards-and-commissions/police-civilian-review-board/police-civilian-review-board-candidates#turner
- ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/boards-and-commissions/police-civilian-review-board/police-civilian-review-board-candidates#turner
- ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/boards-and-commissions/police-civilian-review-board/police-civilian-review-board-candidates#turner