Understanding Discipline in the Uniformed Public Services
Unit 4: Understanding discipline in the Uniformed Public services
P3
Conformity/ Obedience
Conformity: As a practice, it means that orders are carried out regularly and that these orders are carried out with dependence. As a quality, it is a habit that people develop that allows them to follow orders without delay and without complaint.
Obedience differs from conformity. When someone conforms, they do something without being asked to do it. E.g. An officer who would wear their uniform on duty. Whereas, when someone obeys, they do what they are told to. E.g. A soldier following an order to shoot somebody.
Following orders
In the uniformed public services being able to follow orders quickly and promptly is an absolute must. This does not mean that employees are robots and do exactly what they are told all the time, but the short of it is whenever an order has to be obeyed then it has to be obeyed. Due to this reason, people who are not able or prepared to follow an order, are not likely to be employed in the uniformed public services.
Even though employees in the uniformed public services have an obligation to follow orders, the people giving the orders have an obligation to give orders that are reasonable and are justified.
Orders are part of the general drive towards discipline orders help to give the uniform services structure and keep everything intact.
Conscious and unconscious obedience
Those who have very little experience in following orders join a uniformed public service may have problems following orders and may have to make themselves do so. Though after a while it may become very natural to them and they just get used to obeying to orders. The move from having conscious to unconscious obedience.
In order to be a public servant the uniformed public services stress that a servant has both conscious and unconscious obedience. the first so work id done in a discipline and organised manner. The second in emergencies were instinct and
P3
Conformity/ Obedience
Conformity: As a practice, it means that orders are carried out regularly and that these orders are carried out with dependence. As a quality, it is a habit that people develop that allows them to follow orders without delay and without complaint.
Obedience differs from conformity. When someone conforms, they do something without being asked to do it. E.g. An officer who would wear their uniform on duty. Whereas, when someone obeys, they do what they are told to. E.g. A soldier following an order to shoot somebody.
Following orders
In the uniformed public services being able to follow orders quickly and promptly is an absolute must. This does not mean that employees are robots and do exactly what they are told all the time, but the short of it is whenever an order has to be obeyed then it has to be obeyed. Due to this reason, people who are not able or prepared to follow an order, are not likely to be employed in the uniformed public services.
Even though employees in the uniformed public services have an obligation to follow orders, the people giving the orders have an obligation to give orders that are reasonable and are justified.
Orders are part of the general drive towards discipline orders help to give the uniform services structure and keep everything intact.
Conscious and unconscious obedience
Those who have very little experience in following orders join a uniformed public service may have problems following orders and may have to make themselves do so. Though after a while it may become very natural to them and they just get used to obeying to orders. The move from having conscious to unconscious obedience.
In order to be a public servant the uniformed public services stress that a servant has both conscious and unconscious obedience. the first so work id done in a discipline and organised manner. The second in emergencies were instinct and