Transcript - How STOPIT helps police catch offenders

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[On-screen text: How does STOPIT help police catch offenders?]

[On-screen text: Alison Boyes, Superintendent Victoria Police]
I'm really proud of the service itself

because we found that particularly women

and girls knowing that it exists it

helps them feel safe even if they don't

use it just by knowing it's there it

validates that their experience is

important and that the police do care

about it and are going to do something

about it we're holding perpetrators of

[On-screen text: Mark Zervaas, Acting Superintendent Victoria Police]
sexual assault to account and they've

been put through the criminal justice

system and convicted
[On-screen text: Since it's inception, the STOPIT service has recieved over 4,000 notifications which helped police identify and convict numerous offenders. Save the STOPIT number in case you need it in the future]

[On-screen text: Experience or witness it? Report it to Police. Text 'STOPIT' to 0499 455 455]

[On-screen text: STOPIT is not monitored live. In an emergency call triple zero(000). Every text helps police identify and catch offenders]

[On-screen text: Victoria State Government, Public Transport Authority and Victoria Police logos]

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