Criminal justice clients are a considerable portion of clients who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug rehab programs in Belgrade, MT. and in the USA. Judicial systems in the U.S. are finding it more effective to rehab people who have found their way into the court system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them in vain with jail time and other penalties. It is proven to be more effective to deal with the problem of addiction more straightforwardly, than to invoke such penalties. The majority of who do not end up in drug rehabilitation will often turn right back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehabilitation frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at staying sober and away from the court system completely.