House Arrest Punishment, Its Execution and Control

HOUSE ARREST, ITS EXECUTION AND CONROL The thesis gives a comprehensive overview of the institute of home detention as a new sanction incorporated into the penal system with effect from 1 January 2010. It considers certain theoretical issues regarding alternative punishments, investigates the phenomenon of alternative punishments and places home detention in its context. It aims to clarify the function of home detention as an alternative punishment, to analyse its legal status, to asses critically its practical application and to put forward some ways of addressing the problematic aspects de lege ferenda. The thesis also explains the specifics of the imposition of this sanction on young offenders. The author analyses the role of the Probation and Mediation Service in relation to home detention and cites examples of foreign experiences with this punishment from the Netherlands, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom, which constitute a source of inspiration. Special attention is paid to very topical questions regarding electronic monitoring during home detention, the introduction of electronic monitoring in the Czech Republic, its setbacks and current developments. The thesis answers the question whether the imposition of home detention is likely to reduce the numbers of people in prisons. In..