Criminal justice client rehabs can be considered as a far better option than jail time or heavy fines for many who have already been convicted of any sort of drug or alcohol related crime. As an example, somebody who has been found guilty of driving while impaired of alcohol or drugs may qualify to receive rehabilitation services for problem rather than serving time in prison. The judge may even order the individual receive rehab, either alone or together with other consequences. New offenders specifically in many cases are given the ability to pick a criminal justice client rehab rather than other sentencing, and it is well-advised they benefit from it if it is an option. The idea behind criminal justice client rehabs is that it is far more efficient and effective to invest time and effort 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 individual returns or not to criminal justice system following treatment. All indicators seem quite positive, and criminal justice clients that do experience rehabilitation have a much better possibility of remaining out of the system following rehabilitation.