Which of the following statements about adolescent homicide in the U.S. is TRUE?
A) The juvenile homicide rate has continued to decrease since the early 1990s.
B) Females are more likely than males to be murdered.
C) The majority of adolescents who murder kill someone of a different race/ethnicity from their own.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
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