pro-social ireland limited - presentation to oireachtas

www.psdpireland.com

Mick Quinlivan, Chairperson

Paul McCusker, TreasurerGary Doggett, Project Coordinator

Martin McFadden, Lead facilitator

Pro-Social Ireland Limited

We want to have safer roads We aim to reduce reoffending We don’t want to see an escalation

of offences which can lead to people having a criminal record or serving a custodial sentence

Programme Aims

In the period Jan-December 2013 there were 190 fatalities on Irish roads.  

The greatest number of fatalities on our roads were among those aged 16-35 (84),

8 in 10 drivers killed were male.Half of drivers killed were aged 16-35.

(source: www.RSA.ie )

Road Safety in Context

Convictions were obtained in relation to 24,223 road and traffic offences recorded in 2012, while court proceedings in relation to 2,328 offences were still pending.

(Garda Recorded Crime Statistics 2008-2012) Recidivism rates for road traffic offences were reported to be 28.9% within two years

Reoffending was twice as likely to occur in the first rather than the second twelve months of the two year period

(Probation Service Recidivism Study 2007 – 2011)

Road Traffic Convictions in Ireland

Approached by Representatives of the Criminal Justice System in Letterkenny

Carried out research into programmes being developed in other countries

Put together a person centred programme, designed to promote Pro-Social Driving attitudes

Background

Emotional ControlSocial ResponsibilityDriving Under the InfluenceConsequences of Antisocial Driving Behaviour

Prosocial Drivers Programme

Referral Individual Meetings with

Clients Course Delivery Course and Clients

Evaluations Results Conveyed to Judge

Structure of Programme

Induction (Setting The Scene) Emotional Control (Managing Emotions)Social Responsibility (Core Values &

Beliefs)Driving Under The Influence (Peer Refusal Skills)Consequences of Anti Social Driving Behaviour (Change Your Thinking)

The Modules

More than 110 clients have gone through the programme

To-date only 1 person has reappeared before the courts

A proposal has been put to the Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport for phase 1 of the national roll-out of the programme

Achievements to date

Source Funding Visit international partners Develop the programme for use

nationally Look at the possibility of

expanding into other counties.

Future of the Programme

Phase 1 (2015 – 2017): Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Leitrim, Louth, Cavan, Monaghan.

Phase 2 (2016 – 2018): Roscommon, Longford, Galway, Clare, Tipperary, Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny,.

Phase 3: (2017 – 2020): Dublin, Meath, Westmeath, Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Carlow.

Proposed rollout of programme 2015 - 2020