Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success This publication is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The points of view herein are the authors’ and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Carnegie Corporation or individual Police Executive Research Forum members. Copyright © 2019 by Police Executive Research Forum All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-934485-52-1 Cover and text page design by Dave Williams. The photos on the cover are courtesy, top row: the Aurora Police Department Initiatives for Enhancing Community Relations brochure (included as Appendix B), and bottow row: the Madison Police Department Community Outreach and Resource Education (CORE) Program Guide (included as Appendix E). The photos within the text are courtesy of arinahabich/ iStockphoto (page 14) and David Mark/Pixabay (page 30). Contents Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................1 Foreword ..................................................................................................................................3 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................5 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 5 The purpose of this report ........................................................................................................ 5 The Aurora Police Department ................................................................................................. 6 The Madison Police Department .............................................................................................. 7 Key Promising Practices ............................................................................................................. 8 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................11 How Immigration and Customs Enforcement works with local police agencies .............. 11 The purpose of this report ...................................................................................................... 13 The Aurora Police Department: Building a Coalition of Trusted Community Members ............................................................................................14 About Aurora ............................................................................................................................. 14 Immigration Enforcement Policy ..................................................................................................... 14 The Community Policing Advisory Team (CPAT) ............................................................................ 16 Police Area Representatives ............................................................................................................. 18 Youth Outreach ......................................................................................................................... 20 Aurora Police Explorers .................................................................................................................... 20 Global Teen Academy ....................................................................................................................... 22 The City of Aurora International and Immigrant Affairs ...................................................... 23 History ................................................................................................................................................ 23 An Intergovernmental Approach ..................................................................................................... 25 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 28 Contents iii The Madison Police Department: Cultivating Relationships Through Dedicated Outreach .............................................................................................................30 About Madison .......................................................................................................................... 30 Immigration Enforcement Policy ..................................................................................................... 31 Community Policing in Madison ............................................................................................. 32 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 32 Community Policing Teams .............................................................................................................. 33 Neighborhood Officers ..................................................................................................................... 33 Patrol Officer Liaisons ....................................................................................................................... 34 Community Outreach Division ................................................................................................ 34 The CORE Team ................................................................................................................................. 34 Amigos en Azul .................................................................................................................................. 36 Youth Academies ............................................................................................................................... 38 Soccer Series ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Community Academy ........................................................................................................................ 41 Dane County Immigration Affairs Services ............................................................................ 42 Immigration Enforcement Rapid Response Team ........................................................................ 42 The Law Enforcement and Leaders of Color Collaboration ................................................ 43 Immigration and Refugee Task Force ............................................................................................. 43 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 44 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................47 About PERF .............................................................................................................................49 Appendix A: Aurora Police Department Directive 6.8, Foreign Nationals and Diplomats ...............................................................................................................................51 Appendix B: Aurora Police Department Initiatives for Enhancing Community Relations ................................................................................................................................57 Appendix C: Aurora Police Department Global Teen Police Academy Brochure ..........72 Appendix D: Madison Police Department Standard Operating Procedure – Enforcement of Immigration Laws .....................................................................................73 Appendix E: Madison Police Department Community Outreach and Resource Education (CORE) Program Guide .......................................................................................74 iv Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success Appendix F: Amigos en Azul Brochure ................................................................................80 Appendix G: Madison Police Department Youth Academy Brochure.............................82 Appendix H: Law Enforcement and Leaders of Color Collaboration – Immigration and Refugee Task Force Recommendations ...............................................84 Contents v Acknowledgments I would like to thank the Carnegie Corporation of New York for its longstanding support of PERF research, and in particular for the project detailed in this report: an examination of police agencies’ efforts to develop positive relationships with immigrant communities while maintaining open lines of communication with federal immigration authorities. I am especially grateful to Geri Mannion, Program Director for the U.S. Democracy and Special Opportunities Fund, for focusing attention on this issue. I would also like to thank Program Analyst Andrew Geraghty for his support. Previous immigration-related PERF projects supported by the Carnegie Corporation include: • Refugee Outreach and Engagement Programs for Police Agencies (2017)1 • Local Police Perspectives on State Immigration Policies (2014)2 • Voices From Across the Country: Local Law Enforcement Officials Discuss The Challenges of Immigration Enforcement (2012)3 • Police and Immigration: How Chiefs Are Leading their Communities through the Challenges (2010)4 Carnegie recognized PERF’s immigration work in its newsletter, Carnegie Results.5 PERF is also grateful to everyone who contributed to our research,