Introduction: the article considers some aspects of application of methods of persuasion, coercion and encouragement to stimulate service discipline in the activities of internal affairs bodies. The peculiarities of correlation and application of these methods on the basis of a balanced approach in order to avoid templates and stereotypes in the activities of heads of departments of internal affairs bodies are studied. The methods of persuasion, coercion and encouragement are considered in close interrelation with disciplinary responsibility, which determines the essence of disciplinary coercion based on the unified requirements of the principle of justice. Coercion is described as the most frequently used method of managerial influence, finding its expression in various management methods formed from it: psychological, social, administrative and economic. The article studies the application of measures of encouragement of employees of internal affairs bodies in the context of mandatory compliance with the requirements of publicity. Materials and Methods: The methodology of the work includes a set of methods of scientific cognition determined by the subject and objectives of the study: dialectical method, analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction. An important role is assigned to special legal methods (formal legal, technical legal, method of interpretation of legal norms) contributing to the disclosure of the content of regulatory material. The Results of the Study: The development of the system of disciplinary responsibility at the present stage imposes new requirements to the use of methods of persuasion, coercion and encouragement in order to stimulate service discipline in internal affairs bodies, which finds its expression in optimising the ratio of the application of these methods on the basis of a balanced approach. Failure to comply with these requirements leads to templates and stereotypes in the activities of heads of various internal affairs units. in the activities of heads of various departments of internal affairs bodies. Coercion as the most frequently used method of managerial influence is considered through the prism of management methods formed from it, such as psychological, social, administrative and economic. The measures used to encourage internal affairs officers are described in the context of mandatory compliance with the requirements of publicity. Findings and Conclusions: selecting the necessary ratio between the methods of persuasion, coercion and encouragement, the most balanced approach is required, since failure to take into account the state of the operational situation and other emerging conditions leads to a pattern and stereo typicality of the IAB head's activities. The method of persuasion is a priority; however, in case of a violation of official discipline by a police officer, it is necessary to take measures of disciplinary coercion or public censure on the part of the staff of an IAB unit. When determining the measure of disciplinary punishment, it is necessary to adhere to the uniform requirements of the principle of fairness - compliance with the committed disciplinary offence and the form of guilt. When applying incentive measures, it is necessary to comply with the requirements of publicity.