In order to separate children who exhibited criminal tendencies from criminal adults,the child savers opened a number of institutions,most notably .

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The House of Refuge was specifically established in the early 19th century to separate children who exhibited criminal tendencies from adult criminals. The Walnut Street Jail was not an institution for separating children and adult criminals, but rather a prison for adult offenders. The Elmira Training School and the New York School for Correction were both institutions for juvenile offenders, but were not established during the same time period as the House of Refuge.

In Order to Separate Children Who Exhibited Criminal Tendencies from Criminal