Which of the following statements best expresses the irony pointed out by the authors in highlighted sentence in the passage? A. Female delinquents tend to commit victimless crimes more frequently than their male counterparts. B. The predicament of male delinquents receives more attention than that of females because males are accused of more serious crimes. C. Adults are frequently punished less severely than adolescents for committing more serious crimes. D. The juvenile justice system cannot correct its biases because it does not even recognize them. E. Although the number of female delinquents is steadily increasing, the crimes of which they are accused are not particularly serious.