Noting that a majority of adults believe something is fundamentally wrong with America's current moral climate, this booklet presents a framework for discussing the issue of troubled youths. The booklet presents three approaches, or choices, for addressing the problem: greater parental focus on children's needs; social partnerships in responsibility for raising children; and provision of moral discipline by families and social institutions. The issue of seemingly untroubled youths also getting into trouble is raised along with these approaches. Each of these approaches is examined in detail, providing checklists of points in favor and opposing each one. The choices are then compared in a single summary of broad issues and according to their handling of a case study of teenage vandalism. This booklet was prepared in anticipation of a National Issues Forum; the nature and value of these forums is discussed, and a pre-forum ballot is included that surveys readers for their opinions on this issue. (JPB)