Development of a road safety program for young offenders

One group of young people particularly at risk of performing unsafe road behaviours is those who have entered or are at risk of entering the justice system. Many of these young people have either committed an offence involving motor vehicles or were involved in high-risk situations involving motor vehicle use. The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has developed two programs for young people who have appeared before the courts and been given diversion orders or supervision orders. The aims of the programs are to provide the participants with important information, education and behavior change strategies to be safer road users.

• Record URL:
  • http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Waller, E
  • Chapman, S
  • Hagston, J
  • Harris, A
  • HUGHES, I
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Education; Offenders; Risk taking; Training; Young adults
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Driver performance; Driver retraining; Offender; Risk taking; Young driver
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:40PM