COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN CORRECTIONS - AN INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE, UNIT H - EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE - POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

• NCJ Number: 43205
• Author(s): P O MURPHY; R A MCGEE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 28 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-N1-99-0075
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: American Justice Institute
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF DISCIPLINE, TECHNIQUES FOR DISCIPLINE, AND GENERAL RULES FOR ARBITRATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES ARE COVERED IN THIS INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL FOR A MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE.

Abstract

PARTICIPANT HANDOUTS INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL COVER: (1) GENERAL RULES ON PREPARATION FOR ARBITRATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES; (2) TESTS USED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EMPLOYER HAD JUST AND PROPER CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINING AN EMPLOYEE; AND (3) 10 SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING GRIEVANCES. TRAINING SESSIONS COVER A DEFINITION OF DISCIPLINE, THE BENEFITS OF FAIR ENFORCEMENT OF RULES, MINIMIZING NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF DISCIPLINE, TECHNIQUES SUCH AS MAKING RECORDS AND GATHERING FACTS BEFORE RENDERING A DECISION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS OR OTHER WRITTEN RECORDS OF INSTITUTIONAL POLICY.