In my opinion, there is one main thing we need to focus on, and that is family. I believe that family is the root of everything, including violent behavior. According to (Patrick, 1995), “Policymakers are finally beginning to recognize the link between the breakdown of American families and various social problems. The ongoing debate over welfare reform, for example, has been shaped by the widespread acceptance in recent years that children born into single-parent families are much more likely than children from intact families to falling into poverty and welfare dependence themselves in later years. These children, in fact, face a series of formidable problems. The importance of the family cannot be overemphasized as it is the first line of defense in crime prevention, regardless of the type of crime..