| study | character | (first) author and year |
| pubtype | character | publication type (book chapter, journal article, report, or thesis) |
| country | character | country where study was carried out (Canada, New Zealand, UK, or USA) |
| design | character | study design (matched groups, nonequivalent groups, or randomized trial) |
| program | character | purpose of setting up the CBT program (for demonstration, practice, or research purposes) |
| setting | character | treatment setting (community or prison) |
| designprob | character | indication of study design problems (no, favors the control group, or favors the treatment group) |
| n.ctrl.rec | numeric | number of recidivists in the control group |
| n.ctrl.non | numeric | number of non-recidivists in the control group |
| n.cbt.rec | numeric | number of recidivists in the CBT group |
| n.cbt.non | numeric | number of non-recidivists in the CBT group |
| interval | numeric | recidivism interval (in months) |
| group | numeric | study group (adults or juveniles) |
| age | numeric | mean age of the study group |
| male | numeric | percentage of males in the study group |
| minority | numeric | percentage of minorities in the study group |
| length | numeric | treatment length (in weeks) |
| sessions | numeric | number of CBT sessions per week |
| hrs_week | numeric | treatment hours per week |
| hrs_total | numeric | total hours of treatment |
| cbt.cogskills | character | CBT component: cognitive skills (yes, no) |
| cbt.cogrestruct | character | CBT component: cognitive restructuring (yes, no) |
| cbt.intpprbsolv | character | CBT component: interpersonal problem solving (yes, no) |
| cbt.socskills | character | CBT component: social skills (yes, no) |
| cbt.angerctrl | character | CBT component: anger control (yes, no) |
| cbt.victimimpact | character | CBT component: victim impact (yes, no) |
| cbt.subabuse | character | CBT component: substance abuse (yes, no) |
| cbt.behavmod | character | CBT component: behavior modification (yes, no) |
| cbt.relapseprev | character | CBT component: relapse prevention (yes, no) |
| cbt.moralrsng | character | CBT component: moral reasoning (yes, no) |
| cbt.roletaking | character | CBT component: role taking (yes, no) |
| cbt.other | character | CBT component: other (yes, no) |