Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clients who are currently taking part in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Breaks and across the nation. Judicial systems around the country often find it more helpful to rehabilitate men and women who have wound up in the court system for drug related crimes, rather than punishing them to no avail with time in jail and other penalties. It has proven more helpful to handle the issue of drug addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. Most individuals who do not wind up in alcohol and drug treatment will typically wind back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, whilst criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehabilitation frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at staying sober and out of the court system completely.