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File #: 26-0985    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Memorandum of Understanding Status: Passed
File created: 1/30/2026 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 2/12/2026 Final action: 2/12/2026
Title: Request for approval of a data use agreement with Amosha Creswell (PhD student) and Capella University to allow the limited use and sharing of departmental data for academic research and analytical purposes focused on the HCSO Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT).
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Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff

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Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding

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Request for approval of a data use agreement with Amosha Creswell (PhD student) and Capella University to allow the limited use and sharing of departmental data for academic research and analytical purposes focused on the HCSO Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT).
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Background and Discussion:

The purpose of the agreement is to allow the limited use and sharing of departmental data for academic research and analytical purposes focused on the HCSO Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT). Ms. Creswell intends to conduct research at the Department examining the experiences of police officers and mental health professionals who ride together to respond to service calls involving persons with mental illness and how participants experience procedural justice in the unit.



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