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.
Street gangs in Chicago control the illegal retail drug trade. There are over 100 open air drug markets where gangs sell. to thousands of customers 24 hours a day. At least 1/3 of the. customers come from surrounding suburbs. Gangs use violence. to maintain these lucrative drug locations.