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effects of juvenile institutionalization  

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  • The first institution created solely for “wayward,” poor, and orphaned children was the House of Refuge in New York City in the late 1800s; most states soon followed New York's lead with their own institutions. The creation of these types of institutions marked the beginning of a shift in the conceptualization of the definition of childhood; before this, children older than age 5 were viewed as small adults, capable of the same moral capacity as adults. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Juvenile Institutionalization, Effects of]

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