Sanctuary Policy in Georgia: Effects on Policing Activities

• In Event: Crimmigration and the New Era of Enforcement

Abstract

Over the past decade, sanctuary policies have been passing in many state and local jurisdictions. The sanctuary or anti-sanctuary movement seeks to prevent police from not cooperating with immigration enforcement. The purpose of my research is to more fully investigate why legislators passed the anti-sanctuary bill and how police administrators deal with the implications of the bill. My research examines how police administrators implement community policing and cooperate with immigration enforcement. The use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to accompany police officers during their shift to locate potential immigration violators, stands in contrast to the very core of community policing, trust. My research adds to the growing body of sanctuary policy research and its effects on the community as a whole and the policing function specifically. Through interviews with police administrators and legislators, a fuller understanding of how these policies will best serve the people of Georgia and fulfill the promise of policing, protecting and serving. My research will help guide further research on sanctuary policies and their overall effects.

Author

• Candace E. Griffith, Augusta University