The analysis reveals that a model graduated sanctions system should combine reasonable, fair, humane, and appropriate sanctions with treatment and rehabilitation. It should be based on a continuum of care consisting of a variety of diverse programs that include immediate sanctions in the community for first-time, nonviolent offenders; intermediate sanctions in the community for more serious offenders; and secure care programs for the most violent offenders. Youth should move between different levels of the continuum through a well-structured system of phases. Programs at all levels of the continuum need to be small enough to ensure that youth receive individualized attention. Finally, a model graduated sanctions system should address risk and protective factors. Examples of promising programs, appended list of program contacts, and 59 references