This monograph presents a variety of approaches to the handling of juvenile offenders, with an emphasis on diverting the juvenile from the criminal justice system. Papers cover the community-based treatment of juveniles in Massachusetts, diversion of juvenile offenders--as a new term used for new directions, human development and treatment programs, the use of the workshop, action research as a change model for corrections, and the role of the community in juvenile delinquency programs. Data charts, diagrams, and bibliographies are included. (KP)