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Theme-Communities in Action for Crime Prevention  \n14 – 15 September 2006  \nNational Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia  \nThe Queensland Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Driver Licensing Program  \nPresented by  \nMr Noel Rumble, Regional Director ( Northern) Queensland Transport  \nand  \nInspector John Fox, Officer in Charge, Cultural Advisory Unit Office of the Commissioner Queensland Police Service  \n2  \nINDEX  \nHeading Page  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3  \nINTRODUCTION 4  \nLICENCE PARTICIPATION 5  \nINTERSECTORAL PARTNERSHIPS AND GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES 6  \nSOCIAL COST OF ROAD TRAUMA 7  \nCORRECTIVE SERVICES 8  \nQUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE PROGRAM 9  \nOVERCOMING BARRIERS 11  \nTESTING LOCATIONS 13  \nBALANCING ENFORCEMENT AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS 13  \nCHANGE MANAGEMENT 14  \nEDUCATION AND TRAINING 15  \nPROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES 15  \nTHE FUTURE 17  \nCONCLUSION 18  \nREFERENCES 19  \nLIST OF TABLES and FIGURES:  \nFigure 1 : Program Structure 4  \nTable 1 : Licence eligible population and Licence Holders , Nth Region 2004 6  \nTable 2 : Location of crashes involving unlicensed Indigenous drivers and riders by region 7  \nTable 3 : Road trauma costs 2000 – 2004 7  \nTable 4-Custodial population by ethnicity by type of driving offence 8  \nTable 5 : Community population by ethnicity by type of driving offence 9  \n(court-made community service orders only)  \nTable 6 : Key Milestones and Key Performance Indicators 17  \n3  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nThis paper outlines the development of the Queensland Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Driver Licensing Program. The paper also examines the whole- of-government approach to improving Indigenous disadvantage in the areas of licensing, road safety and over-representation the criminal justice system in terms of unlicensed driving. These areas remain over-represented when compared to whole population data.  \nUnlicensed driving is a major social problem for Indigenous Queenslanders and the rate of Indigenous imprisonment is nearly 12 times that of the non-Indigenous rate. Indigenous Australians are overrepresented in road fatalities by approximately 3.5 times and almost a third of controllers are unlicensed. (QT 2006)  \nStatistics for the Queensland Transport Northern Region s how that the controller in almost fifty percent of serious casualty crashes involving Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people did not hold the appropriate drivers licence. (QT 2004)  \nData provided by the Department of Corrective Services show that 75% of inmates at Lotus Glen and Stuart Correctional facilities are Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people. 57% of these inmates are incarcerated for licence related offences. (QT 2004)  \nResearch revealed many reasons for unlicensed driving including literacy and numeracy issues , a lack of understanding of the licensing system and a fear of authority - including police and government agencies. Additionally, the isolated nature of many communities , including those in the Torres Strait, meant that travel costs associated with obtaining a license was prohibitive for most people. (Styles and Edmondstone, 2005)  \nA lack of cultural awareness in terms of individual and community capacity and expectations was also identified as a major deterrent to Indigenous people obtaining drivers’ licences utilising ‘mainstream’ programs.  \nEfforts to address this imbalance occurred informally for almost ten years. In 1998 the Queensland Police Service commenced a mobile license testing program and successfully delivered over 3 ,500 transactions ( new and renewals) in remote and isolated areas of Queensland, including the Torres Strait.  \nIn 2003 , the Premier’s Law and Justice Chief Executive Officers Committee requested Queensland Transport lead a project to increase Indigenous licensing and a concerted effort from a Whole-of-Government approach has resulted in","cbCailZnYX3ayhLG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailZnYX3ayhLG","pdf",174807,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n# Licence Participation\n# Intersectoral Partnerships and Government Strategies\n# Social Cost of Road Trauma\n# Corrective Services\n# Queensland Police Service Program\n# Overcoming Barriers\n# Testing Locations\n# Balancing Enforcement and Licensing Requirements\n# Change Management\n# Education and Training\n# Program Performance Measures\n# The Future\n# Conclusion\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the Driver Licensing Program aim to address?\",\"answer\":\"It targets unlicensed driving as a major social issue affecting Queensland Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including its links to road trauma and disproportionate involvement in the criminal justice system for unlicensed-related offences.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do licensing barriers occur in many communities?\",\"answer\":\"The paper highlights literacy and numeracy issues, lack of understanding of the licensing system, fear of authority, and prohibitive travel costs—especially for remote communities, including those in the Torres Strait.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the program build on earlier approaches?\",\"answer\":\"It references earlier efforts including the Queensland Police Service mobile license testing program initiated in 1998, and a later whole-of-government project requested in 2003 that led to the program officially commencing in July 2006 under Queensland Transport.\"}]","The Queensland Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Driver Licensing Program | PDF",48]