Boise Police Accountability Director: ‘Slow things down’ in mental crisis standoffs

Boise Police Accountability Director: ‘Slow things down’ in mental crisis standoffs

Nicole McKay is the new director of the Boise Office of Police Accountability.In the fall of 2022, as Nicole McKay was taking over the role as director of the City of Boise’s Office of Police Accountability, she was tasked with righting a pretty large ship. At the time, the Boise Police Department was still mired in controversy surrounding leadership, there was a significant backlog of citizen concerns and complaints, and her department was unde…