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Unspoken and unthinkable: The older disabled body in judicial discourse (2019)
Journal Article
Pritchard-Jones. (2019). Unspoken and unthinkable: The older disabled body in judicial discourse. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 101525 - 101525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101525

While much has been said about gendered bodies in legal discourse, as yet relatively little has been written about older bodies. This is surprising given the fact older people are statistically far more likely to be the subjects of certain areas of l... Read More about Unspoken and unthinkable: The older disabled body in judicial discourse.

The Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Learning Lessons for the Future? (2019)
Book Chapter
Pritchard-Jones, L. (2019). The Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Learning Lessons for the Future?. In The Care Act 2014 Wellbeing in Practice

8. The. Care. Act. 2014. and. the. Mental. Capacity. Act. 2005: learning. lessons. for. the. future? Laura Pritchard-Jones ... and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 attempted to fill 'legal vacuum[s]' (Manthorpe et al., 2013:369): the Mental Capac... Read More about The Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Learning Lessons for the Future?.

Safeguarding Adults (2019)
Book
Brammer, A., & Pritchard-Jones, L. (2019). Safeguarding Adults. (2)

Working to safeguard adults is a complex area of practice that requires careful balancing of autonomy, protection and risk. In order to make good, lawful judgements about when and how to intervene, practitioners therefore need to have a comprehensive... Read More about Safeguarding Adults.