San Michele Research Paper

The Hospice (Asylum) of San Michele in Rome held boys under the age of 20 (Roth, 2011). San Michele was built in 1704 and is considered the first institution for juvenile offenders. The earliest child-saving institution was the House of Refuge constructed in 1824 in New York (Roth, 2011). The House of Refuge was the first institution that jailed children separate from adults. They held children that were destitute and neglected as well as those sentenced for criminal activity (Roth, 2011). According to Roth (2011), during the 1850’s there was a rise in crime committed by girls, and different guidelines were established for them separate from boys. The Massachusetts girl’s reformatory a State Industrial School for Girls was opened in 1856. Here