Improving Officer and Civilian Health

October 2, 2026 updated by: Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration

Improving Officer and Civilian Health Improving Officer and Civilian Health Through Macro-level Changes in North Texas: Phase 2: Intervention Pilot Testing

As a profession, law enforcement produces unique occupational health outcomes for officers and civilians. To date, most studies have focused on improving health outcomes related to law enforcement from a microlevel perspective, with particular attention to individual and behavioral factors. Such a focus misses the broader macro-level factors that perpetuate occupational harms. To address this gap, this study uses the PRECEDE-PROCEED model of intervention development to examine modifiable macro-level factors contributing to adverse occupational health outcomes for law enforcement and civilians. Using a mixed-method design and partnering with local law enforcement agencies, the investigators will implement and test an intervention to reduce occupational health harms related to law enforcement.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The study examines the acceptability and feasibility of three intervention components aimed at improving officer well-being and civilian outcomes: 1) a novel conversational AI software that interacts with officers during civilian interactions; 2) digitization of cite and release paperwork; and 3) an alternate response unit for calls not needing officer response. The first two intervention components will be implemented and piloted, while the alternative response unit will be evaluated solely for acceptability and feasibility.

This mixed-methods, solutions-oriented prospective cohort study has the following aims: Aim 1a: Determine the acceptability and feasibility of using AI to reinforce officers' de-escalation training, avoid using force, increase cite and release when eligible, and refer civilians to behavioral health, public health, and social service organizations. Aim 1b: Assess the acceptability and feasibility of digitizing required paperwork to reduce arrests for low-level offenses where arrests are not statutorily required. Aim 1c: Determine the acceptability and feasibility of an alternate response unit for behavioral health 911 calls, emphasizing stakeholder inquiry to assess appropriateness and potential impact. Aim 2a: Pilot AI software and evaluate outcomes related to use of force, citations instead of arrests, and referrals to social, behavioral, and public health services, assessing how implementation processes influence effectiveness. Aim 2b: Pilot digitized cite & release paperwork, evaluating arrest and citation outcomes, with a focus on workflow adoption and officer behavior change. Aim 2c: Reduce officers' moral injury by empowering citation over arrest for eligible civilians, examining how the intervention and support processes affect individual well-being (job satisfaction, depression, and anxiety).

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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108

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76103
        • Recruiting
        • Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Linda Fulmer, M.Ed.

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. All Aims: Individuals who speak English.
  2. All Aims: Individuals who are at least 18 years or older.
  3. Aim 1a, Aim 2a, Aim 2b, Aim 2c: Law enforcement officers from the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department who have been in their role for six months or longer.
  4. Aim 1b: Staff members in the Tarrant County District Attorneys in office who have been in their role for one year or longer.
  5. Aim 1c: Hospital emergency department staff who have been in their position for at least one year.
  6. Aim 1c: Elected officials who have been in their position for at least one year.
  7. Aim 1c: 911 Dispatchers who have been in their position for at least one year.
  8. Aim 1c: Employees with the Tarrant County mental health authority

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. All Aims: Individuals who do not speak English.
  2. All Aims: Individuals under the age of 18.
  3. Aim 1a, Aim 2a, Aim 2b, Aim 2c: Individuals not currently employed by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department or have not been employed for at least six months in the department.
  4. Aim 1b: District Attorneys outside of Tarrant County or have not been in their position for at least 6 months.
  5. Aim 1c: Elected officials who have not been in their position for one year or work outside of Tarrant County.
  6. Aim 1c: Hospital emergency department staff who have not been in their position for at least one year.
  7. Aim 1c: 911 Dispatchers who have been in their position for at least one year.
  8. Aim 1c: Employees with the Tarrant County mental health authority who have not been in their position for at least one year. -

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Use of AI

Use of an AI assistant by police to reduce use of force and traumatizing experiences.
Behavioral: Software enabled assistance

Software enabled analysis to identify heightened stress level in police indicating a need for additional support to facilitate their well-being leading to improved job performance.
Active Comparator: Digitizing Cite & Release Paperwork

Putting a paper form into digital format to increase ease of use of the citation over arrest process.
Behavioral: Software enabled assistance

Software enabled analysis to identify heightened stress level in police indicating a need for additional support to facilitate their well-being leading to improved job performance.
Active Comparator: Alternative Response Unit

Acceptability and feasibility study to determine local political willingness to pilot test a stand-alone alternate response unit to respond to behavioral health crisis calls.
Behavioral: Software enabled assistance

Software enabled analysis to identify heightened stress level in police indicating a need for additional support to facilitate their well-being leading to improved job performance.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Citation Eligible Offenses Resolved Via Citation versus Arrest
Time Frame: Through the study completion, approximately 3 years.

Count of citation-eligible misdemeanor offenses resolved through citation/cite-and-release versus arrest, as recorded in agency arrest/CAD data.
Through the study completion, approximately 3 years.
Number of Use of Force Incidents
Time Frame: Through the study completion, approximately 3 years.

Total number of use-of-force incidents recorded in agency administrative data, reviewed retrospectively (pre-intervention) and prospectively throughout the intervention period.
Through the study completion, approximately 3 years.
Generalized Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time Frame: Baseline and follow-up estimated at six months.

PHQ9 GAD7 - Generalized Anxiety and Depression Scale; Surveys will be adapted for the audience.
Baseline and follow-up estimated at six months.
Moral Injury Events Scale for Law Enforcement (MIES-LE)
Time Frame: Baseline & follow-up estimated six months apart

Assesses law enforcement exposure to events that may create moral injury. Survey will be adapted to the audience.
Baseline & follow-up estimated six months apart
The Operational Police Stress Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline with follow-up estimated at six months.

PSQ-OP - The Operational Police Stress Questionnaire. Surveys will be adapted for audience.
Baseline with follow-up estimated at six months.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Nolan Kline, PhD, MPH, CPH, University of Central Florida

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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July 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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September 19, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
September 19, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 13, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 6, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 2, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • STUDY00008634
  • 3OT2OD035659-01S3 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

All IPD collected throughout the trial shared with the research team members. No IPD will be shared in publication or outside the research team.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

For approximately 3 years through the end of the study on September 19, 2028.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

The only identifiable data that will be collected are names, emails, phone numbers, and audio recordings for the purpose of scheduling surveys and interviews and for interviews. Interview recordings will be transcribed as close to verbatim as possible. The investigators will utilize Rev software to transcribe the interviews and then review the interviews for accuracy. All participants will be given pseudonyms. All study data will be stored in the password protected UCF OneDrive for 5 years after study closure, per Florida law. Information (or samples) that are collected as part of this research will not be used or distributed for future research studies, even if all identifiers are removed.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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