Research on female gang membership has become more common in recent decades,
leading Miller (2002, p. 175) to conclude that “it is no longer accurate to say that female
involvement in youth gangs is an understudied phenomenon.” Research suggests females
represent a sizeable share of self-reported gang members, especially among school-aged
youth, and that the frequency and nature of self-reported delinquency among female
members suggests something more than simply marginal involvement in gangs …