It's based on ideology, not science. Each of the tactics depicted on the Power and Control Wheel are typical of behaviors used by groups of people who dominate others. They are the tactics employed to sustain racism, ageism, classism, heterosexism, anti-Semitism, and many other forms of group domination. Men in particular are taught these tactics in both their families of origin and through their experiences in a culture that teaches men to dominate. They believed that men had the right to dominate and control women and that women were by their very nature subservient to men.
Intervention deals with sexist expectations and attitudes.
Psychologist Dutton wrote an article outlining all the evidence feminist researchers and proponents of the model had to overlook , because it contradicted their ideological paradigm. A form of 'groupthink' ensues whereby dissent is stifled by directing attention from potential contradictory information. For starters, the fact that most men are not violent to their wives or lovers. It ignores drinking, drugs, Borderline Personality Disorder and other serious psychological problems. Dr. Dutton's concern is echoed by Paul T. Mason, M.S. and Randi Kreger, authors of Walking on Eggshells , who see Borderline Personality Disorder at the heart of a lot of domestic violence.