High Technology Theft Apprehension and Prosecution Program
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The High Technology Theft Apprehension and Prosecution Program, abbreviated as the HTTAP Program, is a program within the California Emergency Management Agency
(CalEMA) concerned with high technology crime including white-collar crime
, cracking
, computerized money laundering
, theft of services
, copyright infringement of software
, remarking and counterfeiting of computer hardware and
software, and industrial espionage
.
California Emergency Management Agency
The California Emergency Management Agency is a California cabinet-level agency responsible for overseeing and coordinating emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within the state...
(CalEMA) concerned with high technology crime including white-collar crime
White-collar crime
Within the field of criminology, white-collar crime has been defined by Edwin Sutherland as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" . Sutherland was a proponent of Symbolic Interactionism, and believed that criminal behavior was...
, cracking
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
, computerized money laundering
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
, theft of services
Theft of services
Theft of services is the legal term for a crime which is committed when a person obtains valuable services — as opposed to goods — by deception, force, threat or other unlawful means, i.e., without lawfully compensating the provider of said services...
, copyright infringement of software
Copyright infringement of software
Copyright infringement of software=The copyright infringement of software refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software. Copyright infringement of this kind varies globally...
, remarking and counterfeiting of computer hardware and
software, and industrial espionage
Industrial espionage
Industrial espionage, economic espionage or corporate espionage is a form of espionage conducted for commercial purposes instead of purely national security purposes...
.
High Technology Crime Advisory Committee
The High Technology Crime Advisory Committee was "established for the purpose of formulating a comprehensive written strategy for addressing high technology crime throughout the state" and is composed of the following individuals appointed by the CalEMA Secretary:- a designee of the California District Attorneys Association
- a designee of the California State Sheriffs Association
- a designee of the California Police Chiefs Association
- a designee of the California Attorney GeneralCalifornia Attorney GeneralThe California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of California. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" The Attorney General carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice.The...
- a designee of the California Highway PatrolCalifornia Highway PatrolThe California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of California. The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and also acts as the state police....
- a designee of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association
- a designee of the California Emergency Management AgencyCalifornia Emergency Management AgencyThe California Emergency Management Agency is a California cabinet-level agency responsible for overseeing and coordinating emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within the state...
- a designee of the American Electronic Association to represent California computer system manufacturers
- a designee of the American Electronic Association to represent California computer software producers
- a designee of CTIA - The Wireless Association
- a representative of the California Internet industry
- a designee of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials InternationalSemiconductor Equipment and Materials InternationalSemiconductor Equipment and Materials International is a trade organization of manufacturers of equipment and materials used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and thyristors...
- a designee of the California Cable & Telecommunications Association
- a designee of the Motion Picture Association of AmericaMotion Picture Association of AmericaThe Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
- a designee of the California Communications Associations (CalCom)
- a representative of the California banking industry
- a representative of the California Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection
- a representative of the California Department of FinanceCalifornia Department of FinanceThe California Department of Finance is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The Department of Finance is responsible for preparing, explaining, and administering the state’s annual financial plan, which the Governor of California is required under the California...
- a representative of the California State Chief Information OfficerCalifornia State Chief Information OfficerThe California Technology Agency is California's cabinet-level agency with statutory authority over IT strategic vision and planning, enterprise architecture, policy, and project approval and oversight. The current Secretary of California Technology is Carlos Ramos.- History :The OCIO was...
- a representative of the Recording Industry Association of AmericaRecording Industry Association of AmericaThe Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
- a representative of the Consumers UnionConsumers UnionConsumers Union is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States. Its mission is to "test products, inform the public, and protect consumers."...
Task Forces
The program is implemented by funding and supporting independent regional task forces:- the Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH) of the San Diego CountySan Diego County, CaliforniaSan Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
District Attorney’s Office - the Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force (NC3TF) of the Marin CountyMarin County, CaliforniaMarin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
District Attorney’s Office - the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) of the Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County, CaliforniaSanta Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
District Attorney’s Office - the Southern California High Tech Task Force (SCHTTF) of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentLos Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a local county law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. It is the fourth largest local policing agency in the United States, with the New York City Police Department being the first. The second largest is the Chicago Police...
- the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force (SVHTCTF) of the Sacramento County Sheriff's DepartmentSacramento County Sheriff's DepartmentThe Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, abbreviated as SSD, is a local law enforcement agency that serves Sacramento County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County, as well as incorporated cities within the county that have...