Institutional changes and digital transformation of social control of deviant behavior

The article presents the results of a theoretical understanding of the transformations of social control of deviations, in particular, changes in its forms, principles and mechanisms. Methodologically, the work was based on S. Cohen's concept of social control and subsequent theoretical developments by researchers of the digital society. The key directions of the evolution of social control mechanisms were considered: blurring the boundaries between formal and informal practices, hybridization of social control practices, as well as technologization and algorithmization of social control. Particular attention was paid to the technologization of control, in particular, the methods of neural network video analytics (including the recognition of suspicious behavior), monitoring digital footprints in social networks and the educational environment, as well as clustering behavioral profiles of employees were analyzed. The discussion examines the paradoxical effects of modern control practices: the "expansion of the network" with the introduction of alternative sanctions, the concentration of control with its spatial dispersion, the formation of zones of irresponsibility in hybrid institutions. In conclusion, the prospects for further empirical research aimed at analyzing the social consequences of digital control (new forms of inequality, transformation of subjectivity, the observer effect) and the development of ethical protocols for balancing security and privacy are formulated.