La influencia de las redes sociales en los casos de violencia juvenil: una aproximación criminológica desde la teoría de la imitación de Gabriel Tarde y la asociación diferencial de Edwin H. Sutherland

In recent years, digital technologies have transformed the ways young people interact, as they find social media to be new spaces for communication, identity construction, the development of a sense of belonging, and group integration. However, these same digital spaces can also facilitate the expansion of various expressions of youth violence, such as cyberbullying, the spread of violent content, symbolic violence, the promotion of aggressive behaviors, and the reproduction of discriminatory discourses. The objective of this work is to analyze the influence of social media on manifestations of youth violence from a criminological perspective. To this end, a narrative literature review of scientific work on digital violence, social learning, and youth behavior was conducted as part of a qualitative documentary research project. This review links the selected studies to two classic criminological theories: the theory of imitation developed by Gabriel Tarde and the theory of differential association proposed by Edwin H. Sutherland, aiming to understand how their approaches contribute to interpreting these manifestations of violence in digital environments.