Illegal Immigration: The recent murder of a Phoenix police officer by an illegal immigrant, who had been deported once and arrested eight times, has focused attention on the federal government's failure to secure U.S. borders, according to this story by Mike Sunnucks in today's Business Journal. The story cites a Federation for Immigration Reform report which found that while illegal immigrants make up 3 percent of the total U.S. population they make up 4.5 percent of the prison population.

Crime in Schools and Colleges is being underreported according to a report by the attorneys general of 27 states cited in this story by Stateline.org staff writer John Gramlich. The report calls for both state and federal offense reporting and accountability requirements to provide an accurate picture of how much crime occurs on campuses across the country.