At the age of seventeen my mother’s confession of being sexually assaulted as a child, made the world fall out from under me, and I scrambled for several years to find an to explain the exploitation she suffered. My introduction the avant-garde field of criminology two years later utterly altered my perception of the effects of crime and justice presented me with answers. Curtailing my education and life pursuits to explore the psychosocial effects of victimization. My undergraduate research has been a foundation as I aim toward a career as a child protection investigator and lifetime goals of a Ph.D. in the field of child sexual exploitation and victims’ advocacy.
My time at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, predominately focused on my education and continuing work as a child care provider. My work with children as a care provider, tutor, and community center assistant in some capacity for seven years and reapply my competency academically. My research has revealed the lack of protections juveniles endure and the abuses children suffer from both individuals and the criminal justice system which have amalgamated into my research focus. …show more content…
Joan Reid finalizing annotated bibliographies on Adverse Childhood Experiences. The work is for Oxford Bibliographies online peer-review resource as directed research since the medical effects on ACE's is a recent branch of research that emerged as recently as twenty years ago. This experience has exposed me to the complexities of the academic occupation of criminological research, and I strive to continue the experience at the graduate
My time at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, predominately focused on my education and continuing work as a child care provider. My work with children as a care provider, tutor, and community center assistant in some capacity for seven years and reapply my competency academically. My research has revealed the lack of protections juveniles endure and the abuses children suffer from both individuals and the criminal justice system which have amalgamated into my research focus. …show more content…
Joan Reid finalizing annotated bibliographies on Adverse Childhood Experiences. The work is for Oxford Bibliographies online peer-review resource as directed research since the medical effects on ACE's is a recent branch of research that emerged as recently as twenty years ago. This experience has exposed me to the complexities of the academic occupation of criminological research, and I strive to continue the experience at the graduate