Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:

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physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood. Isomorphism proposes that the form of later violence may resemble the abuse experienced, such as physical abuse being followed by physical violence and sexual abuse by sexual offending. This is more specific than the general claim that violence causes violence.

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abuse causes post-traumatic stress and thus a need to re- enact the experience

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if a mother has been abused this increases the risk of a child's potential for being an abuser in the future

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the effect of violence are more generally pathogenic than simply 'violence leads to violence

Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:

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