The Role of Public Service

The Role of Public Service

Discipline:

In Debra Gray’s book: BTEC National Public Service (uniformed) Book 1:

discipline is described as obedience to authority.

Discipline is necessary in all of the Public Services as it moulds

people’s behaviour. It can do this in many ways such as causing fear

of punishment, offering material rewards, or by offering opportunities

if promotion.

The main internet source of definitions I found was

www.wikipedia.co.uk here I found definitions such as:

Y A system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly

learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work

requires discipline";

Y the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among

the troops"

Y the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline

they received"

The dictionary definition of discipline is: control or order exercised

over people or animals; system of rules for this; training or a way of

life aimed at self control or conformity; branch of learning;

punishment.

Discipline can be used as any of the following:

Deterrent: to stop people from doing something you don’t want them to.

For example to stop people from being late, if they know that

disciplinary action will be taken they will be more unlikely to be

late.

Threat: by telling somebody what they are going to do to them if they

don’t do as they say. For example if one of your members of staff

talks too much and doesn’t get their tasks completed time effectively.

You could say “if you don’t improve dramatically I will sack you!.

Control: discipline can also be used to manipulate and control how

your staff members behave. For example telling a member of staff that

if they do just as you say they will get far in the ranks.

To train: discipline is vital to get new recruits through their

training, to get them to push themselves further even when they may

think that they can do it and may as well give up.