Criminal justice client rehabs are available as a far better option than jail time or significant fines for individuals who have been convicted of any kind of drug or alcohol related crime. By way of example, a person who has been in prison for driving drunk of drugs or alcohol may be eligible for rehabilitation services for their problem rather than serving time in prison. The judge may even order the individual receive rehabilitation, either alone or together with other sentencing. New offenders specifically are often given the chance to go with a criminal justice client rehab instead of other sentencing, and it is highly recommended that they make the most of it when it is an option. The idea behind criminal justice client rehabs is that it is way more effective and efficient to invest time and energy into rehab than punishment. Much research has been done to see how effective this approach is on recidivism rates, i.e. if the individual returns or not to criminal justice system following rehabilitation. All indicators seem quite positive, and criminal justice clients that take part in rehab have a better potential for remaining out of the system following rehabilitation.