LEGAL BASES OF THE POLICE PARTICIPATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
LEGAL BASES OF THE POLICE PARTICIPATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Summary/Abstract: Police officers who belong to the General Police Directorate of Republic of Serbia, in addition to the numerous powers and tasks they perform, based on the Law on Police, have the obligation to participate in protection and rescue operations. Besides the aforementioned law, the police are recognized as a part of the protection and rescue forces by the Law on Risk Reduction and Emergency Management. The role of the police in emergency situations is very important, and the scope of work of the police officers is expanding over time and becoming more and more diverse, and thus more complex. The police engages in the execution of tasks aimed at the security protection of citizens’ property and lives, such as rescue and evacuation from endangered areas, providing first aid, delivery of food, medicine, etc.

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