As the graph below shows, as families of single mothers grow, violent crimes also increase because both parents lack discipline and do not teach their children how to behave. If there was only one parent in a house where my great grandmother lived, the average house had 6 or more children, so a woman caring for 6 or more children, she would have to work day and night night to feed them until they can. help a little, even then it might not help enough. But there would be no time for discipline in this situation, because if the children did not behave well at home, the mother would not be there to discipline them because of work and that father would leave them. These kids would get free rain to do whatever they wanted and have virtually no repercussions because there was no one there. Overall, I believed before World War II that society was constructed in a way that social control helped stabilize crime. This is evident in Portugal by the stories and responses of my great-grandmother. She showed me that crime was controlled by families and how bonds and discipline help align. How we don't have time to commit a crime when we're always doing something, either working or doing household chores, and also that the city is so connected to each other that they help each other keep themselves in check. Religion helps control crime through the rules and laws that are established, which is evident with the low divorce rate of that era, which led to a drop in crime due to two people working together to discipline this region.