Criminal justice clients in Atkins, IA. often end up in alcohol and drug treatment facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol rehab system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating them will be more productive for society and for the person, rather than placing them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be very workable not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Atkins, IA., but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.