We lead the world in incarceration percentage only because in much of the world crime is a way of life.
Well it certainly is a way of life in this country.
A perfect example is the Senate report on torture some months ago. Supplemented by the POTUS statement that "we tortured some folks", the Senate report confirms that torture was institutionalized under Bush.
Obama says "we won't look back", and only a very few lowly enlisted men have been charged and punished for torture.
Yes, crime is a way of life in Washington DC