A Spatial Capabilities Framework for Understanding the Geography of Community Supervision
Three research questions guide the dissertation from spatial description (how supervision is distributed) through explanation (what place-based factors predict that distribution) to policy application (how spatial Bayesian methods inform place-based intervention). Each question bridges theory to empirical investigation across Chapters 2–4.
The full conceptual architecture integrating Sen's capability chain, Robeyns' modular framework, the FARS clinical assessment hierarchy, four place-based conversion factor domains, three scales of spatial capability, and the INLA-BYM2 methodological bridge — with interactive, zoomable diagrams and collapsible sections.