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House arrest means being confined to the home while under close supervision, often with electronic monitoring and strict conditions. This level of control in the community is best described by the term community control, which denotes intensive, highly supervised, in-the-community supervision that is more restrictive than typical probation or parole.

Probation involves supervision in the community but usually without confinement to the home, offering comparatively more freedom and fewer tight restrictions. Parole is supervision after being released from prison, not specifically about home confinement, and while it can be strict, it isn’t defined by the home-arrest aspect. Vertical communication is unrelated to corrections practice, so it doesn’t fit the context here.