Matt's father rang me because several weeks earlier his son had pointed an unloaded starter's pistol at a police officer who was trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Matt was now on bail for a serious firearms offence, and he was continuing to act recklessly. In violation of his bail, he would stay out drinking with friends, sometimes not coming home for days. He was getting into fights. His parents, both teachers, were beginning to accept that Matt would probably go to priso