Representaciones sociales en jueces y juezas que emiten fallos en delito de acceso carnal abusivo con menor de catorce años y su posible Incidencia en la toma de decisiones judiciales

Abstract

Identify social representations in judges who issue verdicts in abusive sex offences to an under the age of fourteen and their possible impact on judicial decision-making, part of the questions and rejections generated by the civilian population towards the sentences that occur in this type of crime, indicating that there are subjectivities by judicial officials at the time of issuing the decision that leads to the final ruling. For this reason, it is pertinent to consider how judges interpret reality, related to the crime of sex offences with minors and contribute to judicial decision-making investigations from psychology. For this purpose, a qualitative methodology, of exploratory type, with a phenomenological design is carried out which allows through a semi-structured interview to know in depth the experiences and views of well-known 3 male judges and 2 female judges who have issued rulings in the present crime. The results of the research yielded different factors that are included within the representations of the participants and in turn influence the making of judicial decisions, such as religion, sex, professional experience, education, family tradition, among others.