Victoria Police deals with harassment

VICTORIA POLICE DEAL WITH DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT:

* 26 officers have left the force since 2015: three were sacked while others resigned or took pensions while under investigation

* Taskforce Salus, which looks into predatory behaviour by officers, has opened 184 investigations since the December 2015 released of a report on discrimination and harassment in the force

* Between 80 and 100 investigations ongoing

* Nine officers have been charged: four convicted, another four still before the courts and one acquitted

* Offences range from disciplinary action to rape

* About 240 incidents investigated since January 2015, most involving male perpetrators

* Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton has apologised to victims