“The major danger of crime in modern society is not the crime but that the fight against it may lead to totalitarian developments. Critically discuss.”

In order to discuss critically the statement, The major danger of crime in modern society is not the crime, but that the fight against it may lead to totalitarian developments, initially this assignment will focus upon crime control within Britain as a democratic state, paying particular attention to government actions and the impact of such upon the individual since the events of September 11th. Moving on, emphasis will then be placed upon the aftermath of the above events and the rise of surveillance within the context the of crime control in Britain….(short extract)