Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clients who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in Nanjemoy, MD. and in the USA. Court systems in the U.S. often find it more effective to treat individuals who have found their way into the court system for drug related crimes, instead of penalizing them in vain with jail time and other such rulings. It is proven to be more successful to handle the problem of addiction directly, rather than invoke these sorts of penalties. Most who do not wind up in drug rehabilitation will often wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug treatment often don't make the same mistakes and have a far better chance at remaining sober and out of the court system entirely.