Criminal justice client rehabs are available as being a far better option than incarceration or significant fines for many who have been convicted of any type of alcohol or drug related crime. By way of example, someone who has been in prison for driving while impaired of alcohol or drugs may be eligible to receive rehab services because of their problem rather than serving time in jail. The judge may even order that the individual receive treatment, either alone or together with other sentencing. New offenders in particular are often given the ability to select a criminal justice client rehab as opposed to other sentencing, and it is well-advised they take advantage of it if it's an option. The idea behind criminal justice client rehabs is that it is much more efficient and effective to invest effort and time into rehabilitation than enforcement of other consequences. Much research has been done to see how effective this process is on recidivism rates, i.e. if the criminal justice client returns or not to criminal justice system following treatment. All indicators seem to be quite positive, and criminal justice clients that take part in rehabilitation have better possibility of remaining out of the system after rehabilitation.