Laura Pritchard-Jones' Outputs (3)

Abuse, Neglect, and Adult Safeguarding in the Context of Mental Health and Disability (2023)
Book Chapter
Pritchard-Jones, L. (2023). Abuse, Neglect, and Adult Safeguarding in the Context of Mental Health and Disability. In Routledge Handbook of Mental Health Law. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003226413-14

Unlike child protection, adult safeguarding has only recently developed as an area of law and practice in its own right. This is undoubtedly, at least in part, due to the emergence of national scandals involving horrendous abuse and neglect of adults... Read More about Abuse, Neglect, and Adult Safeguarding in the Context of Mental Health and Disability.

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?.

Revisiting the Feminist Critique of Rights: Lessons for a New Older Persons' Convention? (2018)
Book Chapter
Pritchard-Jones, L. (2018). Revisiting the Feminist Critique of Rights: Lessons for a New Older Persons' Convention?. In Ageing, Gender and Family Law (109-124)

There are two main strands into which feminist criticisms of human rights fall. The first is criticisms of the utility and efficacy of human rights laws specifically applicable to women, notably, treaties such as the Convention on the Elimination of... Read More about Revisiting the Feminist Critique of Rights: Lessons for a New Older Persons' Convention?.