Therapeutic Components for Offender Rehabilitation from 163 Studies, 2000-2024

A content analysis of 163 studies published between 2000 and 2024, synthesizing therapeutic components for criminal offender psychotherapy. The analysis identified 7 core themes and 32 sub-components, highlighting the frequency of structured approaches versus relational factors. The dataset was created by Nihal Tutal and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify the most frequently emphasized therapeutic techniques for offender rehabilitation based on the systematic review.
• Analyze the representation gap between structured interventions and relational factors like therapeutic alliance.
• Explore the minimal inclusion of trauma-focused or culturally adapted approaches in the literature.
• Support meta-analyses on the effectiveness of different psychotherapy components for offender recovery.

Strengths

• Systematic review covers 163 studies, providing a broad evidence base.
• Analysis resulted in 7 core themes and 32 sub-components, offering a structured taxonomy.
• Clear temporal coverage from 2000 to 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 27.7 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary analysis rather than raw study data.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Nihal Tutal

Collection Method

Systematic review and content analysis of published studies.

Time Range

2000 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 06:07:48