beat cop

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beat cop

noun beat cops

US, slang A police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat). Others understand community policing as a style of community integration in which the beat cop specifically withholds enforcement as a way to build community contacts.
Similar: beatsman

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@misc{beat_cop_2026,
  title = {beat cop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beat%20cop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}