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Monograph addresses the issue of electronically monitored house arrest. It provides a comprehensive analysis of this punishment in its theoretical, normative, criminological, and practical contexts, with a particular emphasis on the role of electronic monitoring as an integral component of modern house arrest. It examines the question of whether the current form of legal regulation and its application in practice truly contribute to the stated decarceration goals, or whether there are instead shifts within the system of alternative sentences that are not associated with a real reduction in the imposition of unconditional prison sentences. Attention is devoted not only to the legal framework of house arrest and the institutional conditions for its imposition and enforcement, but also to broader penal policy issues, including the risk of so-called “net-widening.” The study also analyzes the factors determining the degree of psychological intrusiveness of house arrest for convicts, issues of monitoring its enforcement, responses to violations of conditions, and the significance of probation reports and individual assessments of the offender’s circumstances. The monograph also includes a comparative section that places the Czech model within a European context and allows for the identification of common developmental trends as well as differences in approaches to house arrest and electronic monitoring. The conclusion formulates conceptual suggestions and selected implications de lege ferenda aimed at strengthening the position of house arrest within the penal system and its function as a specific alternative punishment with significant resocialization potential.