title: High Technology Theft Apprehension and Prosecution Program
text: # High Technology Theft Apprehension and Prosecution Program
  
  The High Technology Theft Apprehension and Prosecution Program (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.
  
  ## 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 General
  * a designee of the California Highway Patrol
  * a designee of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association
  * a designee of the California Emergency Management Agency
  * a designee of the American Electronics Association to represent California computer system manufacturers
  * a designee of the American Electronics 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 International
  * a designee of the California Cable & Telecommunications Association
  * a designee of the Motion Picture Association of America
  * 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 Finance
  * a representative of the California State Chief Information Officer
  * a representative of the Recording Industry Association of America
  * a representative of the Consumers Union
  
  ## 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 County District Attorney's Office
  * the Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force (NC3TF) of the Marin County District Attorney's Office
  * the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
  * the Southern California High Tech Task Force (SCHTTF) of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  * the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force (SVHTCTF) of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
  