'control the violence' is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "We need to take action to control the violence in our communities."
We can control the violence".
"No one can control the violence tomorrow.
Still, they have helped control the violence.
In fact, it is reinforced by the apparent inability of the president to control the violence".
There is a growing anger about the government's inability to control the violence.
The police and the Indian army were able to control the violence after a few days.
Controlling the violence was a difficult equation for Mr. Arafat, the official said.
Once, the panchayat, a traditional assembly made up of village elders, would have controlled the violence.
Either Yasir Arafat controls the violence, or he eliminates himself as a partner in peace.
Kirkuk's predominately Kurdish security forces say they need help controlling the violence, but not from the largely Arab Iraqi Army troops stationed on the city's outskirts.
The White House has been insistent that the diplomacy should aim first at controlling the violence, then try to get back to negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.
