The Power and Control wheel is a diagram that illustrates the various tactics (many non-physical) that a person causing harm or using violence uses to dominate their victim in a relationship. The inside of the wheel highlights various types of tactics a person causing harm or using violence may use to achieve Power & Control over the survivor. Even the threat of physical/sexual violence can be enough to make the other tactics more “effective” in dominating/controlling the victim/survivor.
The traditional “Power and Control Wheel” was first created by the Duluth Project, MN, in the 1980s and has been popularly used ever since. The wheel is a tool that helps make the pattern, intent, and impact of violence visible.
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