Preface
The Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board, in recognizing the importance of physical
fitness status for academy performance (and eventual job performance),
has established the Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report (POWER)
test for entering any of the Illinois certified police academies.
The POWER test will be provided to all candidates prior to entering the
academy to see if each individual meets the standards. These fitness
entrance requirements help to ensure that each recruit can undergo both
the physical and academic demands of an academy without undue risk of
injury and with a level of fatigue tolerance to meet all academy
requirements. If the applicant does not meet all the standards, the
recruit will not be allowed to enter the academy. In an effort to brief
police administrators and police applicants, this pamphlet will provide
information on the rationale, purpose, testing and procedures, standards
of performance and fitness activities to prepare for the POWER test. It
is intended to answer the basic questions pertaining to all aspects of
the fitness testing process. Any questions you may have about these
standards should be directed to the Illinois Enforcement Training and
Standards Board's Office at 217-782-4540.
Thomas J. Jurkanin,
Ph.D. Executive Director