The court providently exercised its discretion in denying appellant's request for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and in instead adjudicating him a juvenile delinquent and placing him on probation. This was the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant's needs and the community's need for protection (see Matter of Katherine W.,
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