A person recognizes that there is a high incidence of police shootings involving minorities and organizes with others from the community to lobby the state government to successfully change the training requirements for new police officers. Explain how civil society and institutions in this case are contributing to the public good.(1 point)
Responses
A. Governmental and business spheres interact through market governance.
B. Civil society institutions did not interact with governmental and business spheres.
C. Civil society institutions interact with the governmental sphere through legal governance.
D. Civil society institutions interact with the business sphere through private governance.
C. Civil society institutions interact with the governmental sphere through legal governance.
In this case, the person and their community members formed a civil society organization to address the issue of police shootings involving minorities. By lobbying the state government to change the training requirements for new police officers, they are engaging with the governmental sphere through legal governance. This interaction between civil society institutions and the government is contributing to the public good by advocating for policies that aim to reduce police violence and improve community relations with law enforcement.