Before any agency begins investigating computer crime, it should: (1) identify its knowledgeable personnel and train them; (2) arrange for outside resources such as State investigative agencies, FBI, or Secret Service, to provide support; (3) build an in-house reference library that includes textbooks, software manuals and copies of various software; (4) provide investigators with tool kits equipped to handle routine computer maintenance; (5) join one of the organizations dedicated to the field; (6) teach investigators the requisite investigative techniques and legal parameters (e.g., privacy and wiretap issues); (7) consult with software manufacturers for technical support; and (8) educate and train personnel in investigative procedures, especially those techniques that may differ from traditional investigations, including how to identify and deal with computer system booby traps and camouflaged commands and files.