Criminal justice client rehabs are available as being a far better option than jail time or significant fines for many who have been convicted of any kind of alcohol or drug related crime. For example, anyone who has been found guilty of driving while impaired of drugs or alcohol may be eligible to get treatment services because of their problem rather than serving time in jail. The judge might order the individual receive rehabilitation, either alone or as well as other sentencing. First-time offenders specifically in many cases are given the ability to select a criminal justice client rehab instead of other sentencing, and it is well-advised that they benefit from it if it is a possibility. The theory behind criminal justice client rehabs is that it is way more efficient and effective to invest effort and time into rehabilitation than enforcement of other consequences. Much research has been done to observe how effective this strategy is on recidivism rates, i.e. if the criminal justice client returns or not to criminal justice system following rehabilitation. All indicators seem quite positive, and criminal justice clients who do take part in treatment have a much better possibility of remaining out of the system following rehabilitation.