Student Resources

Welcome to the SAGE edge site Introduction to Policing 3rd Edition by Steven M. Cox, Susan Marchionna, and Brian D. Fitch. SAGE edge offers a robust online environment you can access anytime, anywhere, and features an impressive array of free tools and resources to keep you on the cutting edge of your learning experience.

  • A  customized online action plan includes tips and feedback on progress through the course and materials, which allows students to individualize their learning experience
  • Learning objectives that reinforce the most important material
  • Mobile-friendly practice quizzes allow for independent assessment by students of their mastery of course material
  • Mobile-friendly eFlashcards strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts EXCLUSIVE! Access to full-text
  • Chapter activities provide lively and stimulating ideas for use in and out of class and can be applied to individual or group projects
  • Web resources extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics
  • SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter
  • Video and audio links includes original SAGE videos that appeal to students with different learning styles
  • Policing in Practice videos feature author Brian Fitch, a police chief, and a police officer and their real-world policing experiences and thoughts on current and timely issues
  • Police department resources exclusively provided by the police chief featured in the Policing in Practice videos
  • Answers to You Decide
  • The Marshall Project link