The mantra of practitioners interested in community justice seems to be: "We can't do it alone." When the responsibility for social control is shared with the community, we can
be concerned about the community doing too much, exceeding the limits of their authority
and contradicting overarching values. At the other extreme, it is possible, if not
more likely, that the community will not fulfill its expected potential. What if the community
fails to take responsibility and ends up doing less than government? In effect,
what do we do when the community is invited but no one shows up? Moreover, how do
we ensure that community groups and community leaders are fairly representing the
"true" interests or, at least, the diversity of interests of the community?