The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied appellant's request for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and instead adjudicated him a juvenile delinquent and imposed a term of probation. That disposition, which provided a full year of supervision, was the least restrictive alternative consistent with the needs of appellant and the community (see Matter of Katherine W.,
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