"beat cop" meaning in English

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          "text": "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.",
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        "A police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat)."
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          "street",
          "street"
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          "on foot",
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        "(US, slang) A police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat)."
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