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Power and Control Wheel*

Battering: A systematic pattern of violent, controlling, coercive behaviors intended to punish, abuse, and ultimately control the thoughts, beliefs and actions of the victim.

The Power and Control Wheel:*

Domestic Violence is more than just physical abuse. The power and control wheel describes the behaviors that are used together as a system in violent relationships. The wheel is drawn with violence as the outer rim and the other behaviors as spokes. Just like a wheel, they depend upon and reinforce each other.

  • Economic abuse prevents a woman from gaining the financial freedom that could help her escape the violence.
  • Isolation destroys the support system of relatives and friends who might be able to assist her in getting information, support and resources.
  • Threats reinforce the fear she feels and may make the known violence seem safer than the retaliation promised, if she attempts to flee.
  • Sexual abuse is also common, including denial of her right to refuse intimacy through the use of violence and threats.

Together this system of behaviors builds barriers to a woman's escape.

* Created by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, Duluth, Minnesota.

 

 

 
 

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Contact Information:
Manitowoc County Domestic Violence Center
1127 S. 22nd. St,   Manitowoc, WI  54220     
Crisis Line: 920-684-5770 or 1-877-275-6888
Business: 920-684-4661    Fax: 920-684-6344