Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clientele who are currently taking part in drug treatment programs in York and in the USA. Judges in the U.S. are finding it more effective to rehab individuals who have found their way into the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them to no avail with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more successful to address the issue of addiction more straightforwardly, rather than enforce these sorts of penalties. Most individuals who do not make their way to drug and alcohol treatment will often turn right back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab generally don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at remaining abstinent and away from the court system for good.