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title: The Power and Control Wheel
date: 2023-02-15T03:00:00-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-power-and-control-wheel"
section: Resources
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# The Power and Control Wheel

The Power and Control Wheel is a tool that categorizes the varied obvious and subtle ways people can abuse their partners. The Wheel highlights a range of behaviors and tactics outside of physical violence (for example, isolation, intimidation, emotional and economic abuse) that are not always easy to recognize as abuse. It’s also worth exploring the many adaptations of the Power and Control Wheel that identify how various identities (e.g. sexual orientation, race, religion, age, disability) are weaponized by abusers and shape the experiences of survivors. Other variations of the Wheel focus on power and control in particular settings, such as health care, religion, and workplace bullying. This video explains the Power and Control Wheel and different tactics abusers use.

SOURCE: National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

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- [ gender-based violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/gender-based-violence)
- [ intimate partner violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/intimate-partner-violence)
- [coercion and control](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/coercion-and-control)
- [domestic violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/domestic-violence)
- [emotional abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/emotional-abuse)
- [recognizing abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/recognizing-abuse)
- [intimate partner violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/intimate-partner-violence)
- [sexual violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/sexual-violence)

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## A Report on Sexual Violence against Indigenous Women in the US

The Maze of Injustice report examines sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States and identifies multiple systemic barriers to justice.

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The Maze of Injustice report examines sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States and identifies multiple systemic barriers to justice.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-report-on-sexual-violence-against-indigenous-women-in-the-us)

[ResourcesRead

## A Sex Positive and Transformative Justice Approach to #MeToo

This article imagines what accountability for sexual abuse would look like in a sex-positive, anti-carceral world.

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This article imagines what accountability for sexual abuse would look like in a sex-positive, anti-carceral world.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-sex-positive-and-transformative-justice-approach-to-metoo)

[Stories & ConversationsRead

## How Past Sexual Abuse or Violence Affects Relationships

How does experiencing violence or sexual abuse affect our intimate relationships? The conversation below is excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality.

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How does experiencing violence or sexual abuse affect our intimate relationships? The conversation below is excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/conversations-how-past-sexual-abuse-or-violence-affects-relationships)

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## Recommendations for Healing from Abuse

In this conversation, excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality, participants discuss what has helped them cope with past sexual violence and abuse.

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In this conversation, excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality, participants discuss what has helped them cope with past sexual violence and abuse.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/conversations-recommendations-for-healing-from-abuse)

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## Black Women & Intimate Partner Violence

This podcast addresses the complexities of navigating intimate partner violence as a Black woman.

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This podcast addresses the complexities of navigating intimate partner violence as a Black woman.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/black-women-intimate-partner-violence)

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## Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence

This abolitionist feminist essay articulates how the legal system often criminalizes survivors.

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This abolitionist feminist essay articulates how the legal system often criminalizes survivors.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/carceral-feminism-isnt-the-answer-to-sexual-violence)

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## Climate Change Exacerbates Violence against Women and Girls

This UN article explains the inextricable connection between climate crisis and gender-based violence.

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This UN article explains the inextricable connection between climate crisis and gender-based violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/climate-change-exacerbates-violence-against-women-and-girls)

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## College Sexual Assault Map

This searchable map of college campuses across the U.S. allows viewers to access sexual assault data and resources at each institution.

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This searchable map of college campuses across the U.S. allows viewers to access sexual assault data and resources at each institution.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/college-sexual-assault-map)