IN THE MATTER OF JAFAR B.

7122, 7122A.

93 A.D.3d 528 (2012)

939 N.Y.S.2d 855

2012 NY Slip Op 2043

In the Matter of JAFAR B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 20, 2012.


The placement was a proper exercise of the court's discretion, and it constituted the least restrictive alternative consistent with appellant's needs and best interests and the community's need for protection (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947 [1984]). The disposition was justified by the seriousness of the current and prior offenses and appellant's failure to benefit from probation. We do not find the length of the placement...

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