verb (used with object) 1. to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in.
Today, the Chicago Police Department is doing something similar with gangs. Using a tool academics call ânetwork analysis,â the CPD is mapping the relationships among Chicagoâs 14,000 most active gang members. Itâs also ranking how likely those people are to be involved in a homicide, either as victims or offenders.
A federal report suggests there might be up to 10,000 gang members in the larger region, but that number includes gang members throughout all of Alameda County, not just in its biggest city. A map of California produced as part of the report by the National Gang Intelligence Center, a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice, shows between 3,500 and 9,999 gang members in the county. About 25 percent of the countyâs residents live in Oakland.