A major issue with many community-oriented policing programs is that they are merely deploying officers in neighborhoods on foot patrol, as opposed to incorporating the philosophy of community policing into the initiative. Thus, these departments embrace the ______ but do not employ the practice of community policing.

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The correct answer is "rhetoric" because it refers to the way in which community policing is talked about or advocated for without the actual practice or implementation of its principles. This highlights the discrepancy between what is said (the rhetoric) and what is done (the practice).

A Major Issue with Many Community-Oriented Policing Programs Is That