Criminal justice clients are a large portion of clients who take part in drug and alcohol treatment programs in West York and across the nation. Court systems in the country are finding it more effective to treat people who have ended up in the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of penalizing them in vain with jail time and other such rulings. It is proven to be more effective to address the issue of drug addiction directly, than to enforce such penalties. The majority of individuals who do not end up in alcohol and drug rehab will frequently turn right back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in drug rehabilitation generally don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at remaining sober and out of the court system for good.