监视居住是指公安机关、人民检察院和人民法院责令犯罪嫌疑人、被告人在一定期限内未经批准不得离开住处或指定的居所 ,并对其行为加以监视的强制方法。监视居住在整个刑事强制措施体系中发挥着承上启下的作用 ,它对保障刑事诉讼顺利进行 ,减少羁押 ,保障被适用人的合法权益具 Surveillance of living means that the public security organs, people’s procuratorates and people’s courts shall order the suspects and defendants within a certain period of time without permission to leave the residence or the designated dwelling place and to supervise their behavior. Surveillance residence plays the role of a link in the whole system of criminal compulsory measures. It has the function of guaranteeing the smooth running of criminal proceedings, reducing the custody and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of those who are employed