The French police has implemented a service which allows the public to report crimes and misdemeanours by e-mail. Through this service the residents can send information on crimes witnessed to the central police station from their homes safely and comfortably. A special dedicated e-mail address has been made in which even text, photos and even video film can be sent. The messages received are first classified by the police officers on duty to determine those which fall under their jurisdiction. The information received is then checked and verified and cases that have taken place within the region are dealt by the concerned officers. One of the key features of this service is that it can trace the sender's whereabouts easily, thus even anonymous e-mails can be traced relatively easily and anyone who sends a false report will be punished by law. The site is managed by the Central Office for the Fight against ICT related crimes (OCLCTIC) and includes, among other things, a complaint form which can be filled in and submitted on-line. A similar initiative was taken in France in 2006, which catered for the on-line reporting of crimes in France, exclusively dedicated to the protection of children and the fight against on-line paedophilia. Source: http://www.epractice.eu/document/4240