Gaffer Tape said:If they are supposed to live at the Jedi Temple but aren't monitored (even a check-in/check-out system), when are they required to be at the temple? Do they have to be there at all? Is every indivdual Jedi summoned when each individual Jedi has something particular to do? How often does the council meet? Who cleans the temple? Do Jedi have single rooms or do they bunk with other Jedi? Are they required to check in every so often? And if so, with whom? How will they know if someone just never comes back? That's not out of the realm of possibility: after all, Dooku and Sifo-Dias managed to elude their grasp.
I'll answer these to the best of my ability:
1.) Younglings are confined to the Temple unless they are told to do otherwise. If they are not chosen as Padawans by a Knight or Master, they are sent to be part of an agricultural aid group (a life that is just as boring as it sounds). Padawans follow their Masters unless told otherwise. Knights and upwards have quarters at the Temple, but are only required to be there if they are specifically called upon. Each has a personal communicator that the Council can contact them on (it's not too difficult to keep in contact with them all, considering that there were only 10,000 Jedi as of TPM). Alternatively, if they need a shitload of Jedi RIGHT NOW, there's the mass communication device seen in RotS.
2.) We don't know how often the Council meets, but it seems they are less inclined to wander unless a member is given a specific mission (Yoda going to Kashyyyk, Obi-Wan doing all the shit they had him do, etc.).
3.) The Temple has a non-Force-sensitive staff, we know that much. It may have a janitorial division.
4.) If I remember correctly, quarters become more private as one rises through the ranks.
5.) Jedi are almost always on a mission of some kind (Anakin probably only had a little downtime in RotS because he had returned from five months of constant fighting, and because he was then assigned to Palpatine), so checking in isn't really necessary. Some have been known to be off on missions for years at a time without contact.
6.) If there is reason to believe something has gone wrong (which depends on what the mission was and how much contact should be expected), another Jedi is usually sent to investigate. Obi-Wan and Anakin seem to spend an absurd amount of time trying to save captured Jedi in the EU. It's like the go-to device that authors use to get a plot rolling.
7.) Sifo-Dyas is a prime example of how the Jedi don't constantly monitor each other. I assume it's because there's supposed to be a sense of trust. The Council can trust a Jedi to answer when he is called upon, and a Jedi can trust the Council not to spy on his activities. Dooku's fall to the Dark Side wasn't known until AotC. His official reasoning for leaving the order was that he became disillusioned after the death of Qui-Gon. Many Jedi have left the order for philosophical reasons that aren't Dark Side-related, and the Order makes no attempt to stop them. One in particular was even shown to come visit the Temple and catch up with old friends on occasion.
Well, hope that helped.