Only for serious crimes such as rape or murder does the offender receive a prison time above the mean of 5 years. Over the 5-year period, 16 repeat offenders came into the juvenile court and were waived a second time; 4 were waived three times; and 2 were waived four times. A total of 65 youths (26 percent) were not guilty or were nolo processed. Identification of that particular group of youth was identified by tracking the youths through a case-by-case, hand-by-hand method. This paper describes how this research was used to achieve changes in the policy and practice of dealing with youth. Some of the practices include ISS-KPGB (suspended sentences based on keeping the peace and being of good behavior, a condition similar to probation but with no cost to the State for a probation officer) and retention of adult classification once waived. Other practices are a decrease in the discretion of criminal judges through the use of sentencing guidelines and a three-tier certification or transfer process. Implications for incarcerating more juvenile offenders for longer periods and redefining more of them as adults are also discussed. 3 tables and a 28-item bibliography