An Evaluation of the Lismore Driver Education Program 'On the Road'

Authors

Kathleen F. Clapham, University of WollongongFollow
Freidoon A. Khavarpour, University of SydneyFollow
Rebecca Ivers, University of SydneyFollow
Mark Stevenson, University of Sydney

RIS ID

135505

Publication Details

K. Clapham, F. Khavarpour, R. Ivers & M. Stevenson, An Evaluation of the Lismore Driver Education Program 'On the Road' (Attorney General's Department of NSW, Sydney, 2005).

Abstract

This report provides a program evaluation of the Lismore Driver Education Program, On the Road. On the Road is a comprehensive driver education program that targets Aboriginal people living in the Far North Coast of New South Wales (NSW). It was set up to assist Aboriginal community members obtain a Class C licence, provide support for learner drivers and qualified drivers who have unpaid fines and assist disqualified drivers regain their licence through fine negotiation. The overall goal of the Program is to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal people living in Far North Coast of NSW in the criminal justice system.