Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence Definition

• Illinois Domestic Violence Law

• Intimate Partner Violence: Statistics

• Understanding the Cycle of Violence

• Power and Contol: The Abuser Goal

• Myths and Facts

• Safety Planning

• Criminal and Civil Court Procedures

• Orders of Protection

• Relationship Quiz

• Services/Resources for Survivors

POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL

This chart shows you the kinds of behavior abusers use to get and keep control over their partners. Battering is never an accident. It is an intentional act used to gain control over the other person. Physical abuse is only one part of a whole series of behaviors an abuser uses against his/her partner. Violence is never an isolated behavior. There are other forms of abuse, which are shown in the Power and Control Wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Abuse Intervention Project; 206 West Fourth Street , Duluth, Minnesota 55806.