beat cops
Neighborhood patrol officers
Beat cops are police officers assigned to patrol a specific geographic area on foot, as opposed to those in patrol cars or specialized units.
The beat is the territory they walk regularly, becoming familiar with local residents and businesses.
The term evokes traditional neighborhood policing: Two beat cops walked past the bodega every afternoon.
- policewomanFemale law enforcement officer
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- community policingPartnership-based crime prevention
- uniformIdentical throughout
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- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- crimefighterscops, detectives, FBI, police, sheriffs
- law enforcementFBI, police station, patrolmen, police officer, DEA
- Police UnitsSWAT, SWAT team, homicide unit, detective unit, narcotics unit
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Those who solve crimes
investigators · undercover cops · homicide detectives · vice squad · FBI agents
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Senior leadership collectively
desk sergeants · police chiefs · police commissioner · commissioners · chief of police
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Police unit for roads
patrol cars · squad cars · mounted police · SWAT teams · tactical units
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