The court properly exercised its discretion in placing appellant with OCFS. Given all the relevant factors, including the violent nature of the offense, the fact that this was not appellant's first juvenile offense and the recommendations contained in the psychiatric and probation reports, placement was the least restrictive alternative consistent with appellant's needs and best interests and the community's need for protection (see Matter of Katherine W.,
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