Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of curbing repeat drug related crimes for people that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in St. Joseph, MO. who do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is sometimes court ordered, these persons have a significantly better shot of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay sober and off of being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in St. Joseph, MO. in lieu of jail time or other penalties.