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Why do serious events repeat?/ The role of institutions and questions that should not be closed

2026-06-20 16:13:00, Aktualitet CNA

Why do serious events repeat?/ The role of institutions and questions that

The answer to the question “Why do serious events recur?” is tempting: poverty, social stress, lack of security. But the reality is more complicated. Crime and violence do not erupt in a vacuum. They are fueled by several failures that often run parallel.

First, there is a strong normalization of conflict. In many cases, verbal clashes, threats, fights over property, debts, family separations or shady deals are treated as issues that will resolve themselves. They are not resolved. They escalate. And when institutions delay, the conflict takes a fatal turn.

Secondly, there is the problem of real impunity. Not necessarily in the sense that there are no arrests, but in the sense that the public sees the same profiles leaving, entering, being prosecuted, released, and returning. This creates the belief that the state is capturing the episode, not the phenomenon.

Third, there is a strong lack of prevention. This is especially seen in domestic violence, where the signals have usually existed. There have been reports, denunciations, protection orders, known conflicts. However, the event happens. And after it comes the usual question: could it have been avoided? In many cases, yes.

The role of institutions

Whenever a serious crime occurs, the institutional chain rushes to give the appearance of control. The police report, the prosecution registers the proceedings, the authorities issue statements. This is the formal part. But the public has the right to go beyond it.

Is there real patrolling in problem areas? Do databases for high-risk individuals function? Are open conflicts followed up? Is monitoring implemented for individuals with prior convictions? Are the economic roots of crime being hit or are only the soldiers of the moment being targeted?

These are essential questions, because order is not measured by press releases, but by the ability to reduce the recurrence of events.

There is another problem: the selectivity of attention.

Some cases receive a lot of publicity, others pass quickly. This is often related to the victim's profile, the location of the event, political interest, or media potential.

But for the state, there should be no important victims and no ordinary victims. If justice and investigation are perceived as unequal, distrust only deepens. /CNA





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