Description
A SHARED CRIME
Book summary
A family dinner is interrupted by devastating news: a group of minors has sexually assaulted a girl at a shopping mall. Starting from this event, Elena Espinosa Gómez invites us to a deep and necessary reflection on juvenile sexual violence. This book not only raises the most uncomfortable questions about the causes of these acts, but also offers a rigorous, multidisciplinary analysis that combines law, criminology, and social psychology. The reader will find a work that dismantles simplistic explanations and reveals systemic failures in socialization, the construction of masculinity, and the understanding of consent, offering a critical and well-founded perspective on a phenomenon that challenges us all.
What is it about?
Based on alarming and painful case studies, "A Shared Crime" delves into the complex world of sexual offenses committed by minors. The work does not limit itself to describing the facts, but seeks to understand the roots of the problem through a constant dialogue between scientific literature and judicial practice. The author analyzes judicial resolutions and national and international studies to identify common patterns and divergences, avoiding falling into simplistic explanations. From a multidisciplinary perspective, the group dynamics, individual factors, and social contexts that favor these forms of violence are explored. The book examines how socialization processes, the construction of masculinity, and the perception of consent influence the emergence of these behaviors, challenging families, educational institutions, and the child protection system to face a reality that affects girls and adolescents.
Main topics
- Juvenile sexual violence and group dynamics.
- Construction of masculinity and socialization processes.
- Understanding consent in adolescence.
- Critical analysis of the judicial response and the child protection system.
- Individual and contextual factors that favor juvenile delinquency.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at professionals in law, criminology, psychology, and social work, as well as educators and public policy makers. It will also be of great interest to students in these disciplines and to any reader committed to understanding a complex and urgent social phenomenon. It is essential reading for those who seek to go beyond media sensationalism and desire a rigorous, critical, and multidisciplinary approach to juvenile sexual violence.
What this book contributes
- A rigorous and up-to-date analysis that integrates law, criminology, and social psychology to offer a complete view of the phenomenon.
- A critical review of scientific literature and judicial resolutions that allows for the identification of patterns and nuances in the institutional response.
- A deep reflection on the failures in socialization processes and the construction of masculinity, key to understanding the origin of these behaviors.
- Conceptual tools to question simplistic explanations and address the problem from an informed and responsible perspective.
- A valuable contribution to the social debate, offering keys for prevention and intervention in the field of juvenile delinquency.
Technical specifications
- Author: Elena Espinosa Gómez
- Publisher: J.M.Bosch
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Juvenile delinquents, Crimes against the person
- Collection: Law
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition date: February 2026
- Number of pages: 170
- Weight: 350 g
Editorial review
"A Shared Crime" is a necessary and timely work that addresses with courage and rigor one of the most disturbing phenomena in our society: sexual violence committed by minors. Elena Espinosa Gómez manages to build a bridge between academic theory and judicial practice, offering an analysis that shuns commonplaces and easy answers. Her multidisciplinary approach and her ability to integrate different perspectives make it a reference read for those seeking to understand the complex causes of these crimes. It is, without a doubt, a book that invites reflection and provides valuable tools for debate and action.