The Power and Control Wheel presents tactics and behaviours individual abusers use to establish and maintain control in their relationships. Battering is an intentional act used to gain power and control over another person.
Physical abuse and sexual violence are part of a system of abusive behaviour that an abuser uses against their partner.
The wheel symbolises the relationship of violence to other forms of abuse and coercion. Each spoke represents a tactic used to exert control or gain power, which is the hub of the wheel. The rim that surrounds and supports the spokes is physical and sexual violence.
Violence is not an isolated behaviour. By owning up, you can start to move towards the Equality Wheel and have non violence and equality in your relationship.