The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied appellant's request for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and instead adjudicated her a juvenile delinquent and placed her on probation. The court adopted the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant's needs and those of the community (see Matter of Katherine W.,
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