1. William J. Bennett, The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators, (New York: Touchstone, 1994).

2. Newt Gingrich, Contract with America, (New York: Random House, Inc., 1994).

3. "U.S. Imprisonment Rate Rises 22%," The Baltimore Sun, September 13, 1994.

4. Ibid

5. Newt Gingrich, Contract with America, (New York: Random House, Inc., 1994)

6. Ibid

7. James Patterson, The Second American Revolution, (New York: Morrow, 1994)

8. Witken, Gest and Friedman, Cops Under Fire.