Oct 2518 min read
To Use Evidence-based Programs For Kids, Get the Lawyers Out of Here!By Judge Steven Teske (Part 3)
This is Part 2 in a series describing the issues and problems using plea bargaining in the juvenile justice system. It has been a while...
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Jul 221 min read
New Book on Restorative Justice Hits the Bookstores on August 24 2024
On August 24, a book dedicated to Gordon Bazemore, a stalwart of restorative justice credited with introducing RJ to the American...
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Jul 101 min read
Do You Want to Reduce Juvenile Crime in Your Community? Watch Webinar Today on How a School-Justice Partnership Will Make It Happen
This is a short blog to get this important webinar out. I will be sitting on a panel put together by the US Department of Justice and the...
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Feb 914 min read
Plea Bargaining Harms Both Guilty and Innocent Kids
By Judge Steven Teske (Ret.) This is Part 2 in a series describing the issues and problems using plea bargaining in the juvenile justice...
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Dec 27, 202314 min read
The Contrariness of Plea Bargaining in Juvenile Courts (Part One)
I read this past week in the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper about a 10-year-old Black child sentenced by a juvenile court judge...
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Nov 30, 20234 min read
The Heavy Price Society Pays for the No-Daddy Factor
Judge Steve Teske (Ret.) Lennie came to me about 18 months ago, with an attitude. He was a gangbanger and liked to rob people — by force....
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Oct 25, 20232 min read
Welcome to My Blog
Thanks for visiting this site dedicated to the exchange of information about what works to promote the outcomes of our children and...
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