THE SELECTIONS PRESENTED IN THIS TEXT RANGE FROM GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES. A BACKGROUND ON JUVENILE DIVERSION IS PROVIDED IN THE FIRST SECTION, WHICH INCLUDES SELECTIONS FROM THE REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE TASK FORCE REPORT ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. AMONG THE ISSUES CONSIDERED IN THE SECOND SECTION ARE THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUILDING-UP OF STIGMATIZING LABELS AND PERCEPTIONS OF STIGMA FOLLOWING PUBLIC INTERVENTION FOR DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR. THE NEED FOR GUIDELINES IN POLICE DISCRETION AND THE EFFECT OF JUVENILE DETENTION ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. SUCH DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS AS TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION, A POLICE-OPERATED DIVERSION PROGRAM, AND THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU ARE DESCRIBED. RESEARCH AND EVAULATION OF JUVENILE DIVERSION ARE DISCUSSED IN THE FINAL FIVE SELECTIONS.