Criminal justice client rehabs can be considered as a far better option than prison time or heavy fines for those who have already been convicted of any sort of drug or alcohol related crime. By way of example, anyone who has been in prison for driving drunk of alcohol or drugs may qualify for rehabilitation services for his or her problem as opposed to serving time in prison. The judge may even order that the individual receive treatment, either alone or as well as other consequences. New offenders in particular in many cases are given the opportunity to pick a criminal justice client rehab as opposed to other sentencing, and it is highly recommended that they make the most of 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 energy into rehabilitation than enforcement of other consequences. Much research has been done to find out 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 that do take part in rehabilitation have a much better probability of remaining out of the system after rehabilitation.