Practical Assessments of Power for Law Enforcement Populations
by Robert G. Lockie PhD, Matthew Robert Moreno, Karly Cesario
TSAC Report
September 2018
Vol 49, Issue 2
This article consists of five assessments that could be utilized by the tactical facilitator to measure upper- , lower- , and total-body power in law enforcement officers (LEOs). Although the focus of this article is LEOs, the assessments could also be used for other tactical populations.
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