Power and Control Wheel: Understanding Domestic Abuse Tactics #60805 (License: Personal Use)

This diagram, developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, centers “Power and Control” and radiates eight abusive strategies-including coercion, intimidation, emotional abuse, isolation, minimizing, economic abuse, using children, and gender privilege. Each segment illustrates how abusers systematically manipulate relationships to maintain dominance, often without overt physical violence. The wheel is widely used in education, counseling, and advocacy to raise awareness and support survivor safety planning.

Used on domestic violence resource pages, educational materials, therapy handouts, and nonprofit websites; supports users seeking to recognize abuse patterns, validate experiences, or access intervention services.