Because this challenge can be especially acute in jurisdictions with small communities and limited resources, the Sonoma Police Department (SPD) is actively engaged in developing cost-effective methods to address the issues and needs of youthful at-risk offenders, based on partnerships with the community. To clarify the direction and possible future of providing diversion services to at risk families, the nominal group technique was employed by a panel that specifically examined trends and events related to types of services that might be provided to young people at-risk of entering the juvenile justice system and their families. The panel considered the following key trends: Latino involvement in the community, school responsiveness, violent behavior, shift from government to private service providers, and economic variance. In addition, the panel looked at the following key events: daytime curfew ordinance, organized youth gang activity, teenage suicide, hate crime, and major system failure of a key service provider. Emerging concerns that demonstrated the need for effective juvenile diversion programs revolved around gang activity, violent behavior toward others, self-destructive behavior, and limited government services.