<P> The feminist theory underlying the Duluth Model is that men use violence within relationships to exercise power and control . This is illustrated by the `` Power and Control Wheel , '' a graphic typically displayed as a poster in participating locations . According to the Duluth Model , `` women and children are vulnerable to violence because of their unequal social , economic , and political status in society . '' Treatment of abusive men is focused on re-education , as `` we do not see men 's violence against women as stemming from individual pathology , but rather from a socially reinforced sense of entitlement . '' The program 's philosophy is intended to help batterers work to change their attitudes and personal behavior so they would learn to be nonviolent in any relationship . </P>
the duluth model is an intervention program that emphasizes
re-education