> Most people in the U.S. criminal legal system are not accused of serious crimes; more often, they are charged with misdemeanors or non-criminal violations
I've probably committed misdemeanors; I don't think I've committed a felony. If misdemeanors are committed at a higher rate than felonies, and felonies are prosecuted at a higher frequency than misdemeanors, most prosecutions will be misdemeanors and most uncaught crime would have been charged as a misdemeanor.
> low-level offenses, like technical violations of probation and parole
It's difficult to call probation or parole violations "low-level offenses" without knowing the underlying offense.
I've probably committed misdemeanors; I don't think I've committed a felony. If misdemeanors are committed at a higher rate than felonies, and felonies are prosecuted at a higher frequency than misdemeanors, most prosecutions will be misdemeanors and most uncaught crime would have been charged as a misdemeanor.
> low-level offenses, like technical violations of probation and parole
It's difficult to call probation or parole violations "low-level offenses" without knowing the underlying offense.