THE AUTHOR DISAGREES WITH THE COMMONLY-HELD BELIEFS THAT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE CHEAPER AND THAT JUDGES MUST BE RESTRICTED IN THEIR DISPOSITIONAL POWERS IF DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION IS TO OCCUR AND HE CITES SPECIFIC EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT HIS VIEWPOINT. HE MAINTAINS THAT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS AND SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH DETERRENCE AND THAT THE COURTS CAN BE THE MAJOR MEANS OF REDUCING JUVENILE CRIME THROUGH A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO DETERRENCE. SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE COMMITTING THE COURTS TO A PROCESS OF SUPPORTING AND OBTAINING EVERY PROVEN AND NECESSARY MODALITY FROM FOSTER HOMES TO SECURE INSTITUTIONS, SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHICH INTERCEPT TROUBLED FAMILIES BEFORE THE PROBLEM RESULTS IN DELINQUENCY, AND PROVIDING FOR A MORE EXTENSIVE EARLY LOCATION AND INTENSIVE TREATMENT OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, HEALTH, AND MENTAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN.