Download or read book House of Refuge written by Robert Pickett and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York House of Refuge, the first institution in America to deal with the juvenile delinquent as a special problem, opened its doors in 1825. This is the story of the critical early years of juvenile reform, which soon became a national movement.