Some might think that the difference between one law enforcement agency and another could be the badge the wear, the weapons they carry or the vehicles they drive. That said, perhaps the biggest difference between police departments is the level of training, and how it should be continually evolving.
And in the wake of a tragic police shooting in eastern Idaho that left a young man with autism dead, there’s a growing debate over how things might have ended differently. In a March 2025 interview with Boise State Public Radio, Nicole McKay, director of the City of Boise’s Office of Police Accountability spoke specifically about scenarios where police are face to face with an individual in mental crisis.
“We know that if things slow down, we have a greater chance for a positive outcome,” said McKay…