Website of the Month: Relationships Foundation.
Relationships affect virtually every aspect of life. In light of this, the Relationships Foundation seeks "to see the importance of relationships recognised and acted upon at all levels of public life and, by doing so, help create an environment where relationships can flourish." Of particular interest is the site's explanation of what they call "relational justice"
http://www.relationshipsfoundation.org/
Relational Justice outlines the Foundation's proposal concerning the role that relationships should play in the criminal justice. This section of the website offers many resources for understanding justice and relationships.
Overview provides a definition of relational justice and its intersection with and departure from restorative justice; a brief history of relational justice; and a look at future goals.
Reform Agenda is a brief explanation of how relational justice leads to new policies in criminal justice.
Prison Audits outlines a project the Foundation conducted with the Scottish Prison Service to develop an assessment tool to measure the quality of relationships within a prison.
RJ Bulletin-Introduction describes the quarterly publication produced by the Relationships Foundation and links to an online archive.
The Relationships Foundation Website provides information on other of its projects as well:
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Relational Business: Improving Business Relationships Within and Between Business Organizations
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CityLife: Tackling Unemployment by Investing in Relationships
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Relational Health Care: Towards a More Collaborative and Integrated Health Service
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RF International: Helping to Build Peace Through Relationships
March 2003
