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)

Question

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

Civil society institutions did not interact with governmental and business spheres.
Civil society institutions did not interact with governmental and business spheres.

Civil society institutions interact with the business sphere through private governance.
Civil society institutions interact with the business sphere through private governance.

Governmental and business spheres interact through market governance.
Governmental and business spheres interact through market governance.

Civil society institutions interact with the governmental sphere through legal governance.

Answer 1

Civil society institutions interact with the governmental sphere through legal governance. In this case, the person recognizes a need for change in the training requirements for new police officers to address the high incidence of police shootings involving minorities. They organize with others from the community, forming a civil society institution, to lobby the state government. By advocating for and successfully bringing about a change in the training requirements, civil society institutions contribute to the public good by addressing a social issue and promoting a more just and equitable society.