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)

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

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

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

Answer 1

In this scenario, the correct response is:

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

This reflects how individuals and groups from civil society (the community) mobilize to influence government policies and practices, particularly regarding police training in this case. By lobbying the state government, they are participating in the legal and political processes that govern public policy, aiming to promote changes that address social issues, such as the incidence of police shootings involving minorities, thereby contributing to the public good.