Dr. Deborah Burris-Kitchen teaches in the Behavioral Science Department of the University of LaVerne. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Western Michigan.
1997 0-7734-8617-8 This is the only study that looks at female gang members in a small to medium size urban area, noting the lack of all-female gangs, conflicting views on the equal status of females in gender-mixed groups, continuing to investigate the level at which Black females are involved in the informal economy, and the possible time dimension aspects of Merton's innovator.