USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
First Advisor
Vikki T. Gaskin-Butler, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor, Arts and Sciences
Second Advisor
Linda LaPointe, M.A. Adjunct Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Third Advisor
Patricia Pettijohns, M.l.I.S. Librarian, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.
Publisher
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Document Type
Thesis
Date Available
April 2012
Publication Date
2008
Date Issued
April 2008
Abstract
Every two minutes in America, someone is sexually abused. It affects me just because it happens so often. I remember when I was living in Haiti, sexual abuse seemed to be epidemic. I knew many perpetrators; however, they were not incarcerated. The abuse was kept a secret, and the laws that were designed to protect the rights of sexual abuse victims, especially girls or women, were not enforced. Some women in my country use voodoo as a form of revenge; others just talk about it, but do not look for justice or do they take action in order to prevent it. Most people, however, choose to keep it a secret.
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Recommended Citation
St. Jacques, Claire, "Light through Darkness: The Journey to Recovery for Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse" (2008). USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate).
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/honorstheses/53
Comments
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Honors Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg.