Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:

Correct answer: C. physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood

• A. abuse causes post-traumatic stress and thus a need to re- enact the experience
• B. if a mother has been abused this increases the risk of a child's potential for being an abuser in the future
• C. physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood
• D. the effect of violence are more generally pathogenic than simply 'violence leads to violence