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Work on the topic Impact of stress caused by COVID 19 pandemic on police work and procedures is based on a survey conducted among police officers of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Croatia. Field research was conducted on a sample of 988 police officers in a „paper-pen“ format and provides an aspect in current situation and parameters of measure exposure and which categories of police officers were exposed to stress in so-called „first wave“ of appearance of virus Covid 19, and whether there have been changes in the work and procedures of police officers.
The aim of the study was to determine to what extent the emergency situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was related to changes in the police work and procedures, to what extent it was related to stress among police officers and whether that situation led to procedure changes or eventually work mistakes under increased stress. The survey questionnaire used for the research consisted of four parts, and thus sociodemographic data were collected, immediate experiences with Covid 19 and engagement during the epidemic were examined. The third part is a modified standardized questionnaire that included 11 stressors and answers offered on a Likert-type scale, and the last part is a standardized questionnaire for stress that police officers experienced as a result of stress exposure at work.
The results of the research showed that due to the situation with the pandemic in the Republic of Croatia there were changes in the police work which impacted on different work aspects, procedures and regular tasks.

Key words: pandemic of Covid 19, police work, research of stress impact on police officers, stress consequences