The article reveals the problematic situation of social manipulators and social deviations. On the basis on a broad amount of empirical data, examples of social deviations are provided. The author has proved that the problem situations under consideration are the reason for the inconsistency in the activities of civil society institutions. The article defines the principles of building a social mechanism for the interaction of civil society institutions in a complex crime situation and the cultivation of various forms of deviant behavior of citizens.