The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) has established the Peace Officer Wellness Evalution Report (POWER) Test, which is not only used as a physical assessment tool by Illinois-certified police academies, but also used by many local police departments. The test was created in recognition of the importance of phsycial fitness in the performance of essential law enforcement duties.
Activities
The test requires police officer candidates to engage in the following activies:
- Sit and Reach Test
- On Minute Sit-up Test
- One Repetition Maximum Bench
- 1.5 Mile Run
All of these exercise must be successfully completed in order to pass this test. Candidate success is measured on a pass/fail basis.