Female gang members are caught within competing behavioral norms and must fine tune their deviant behavior to make it acceptable to their unique position as females within a delinquent gang. The resulting behavior is a typical form of female juvenile delinquency that is deviant enough for gang membership but not so deviant as to be regarded as a contradiction to female character expectations. Female gang members still may experience sanctions for not behaving in gender-appropriate ways, as demonstrated by gang members' attitudes about appropriate female conduct related to sexual activity, drug use, violence, and motherhood. Figure and 9 references