This paper addressed the current state of police officers’ capabilities,
skills, and their readiness to deal with the developments
of cybercrime. This study discussed
definition of cybercrime, cybercrime categories as well as comparison
between traditional criminal techniques and cybercrime. As the abilities and skills required for detectives to investigate
cybercrime have been discussed. Additionally, literature review and
related work, was addressed challenges role of the police in combating
cybercrime and facing cybercrime policing. Weproposed the main tool in the study which is “Checklist
of essential skills for a cybercrime investigator”. Thus, to gain the ability
to Identify technical and practical
requirements in terms of skills, programs, and equipment to achieve
effective and professional results in fight cybercrimes.
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