Criminal justice client rehabs are available as a far better option than jail time or heavy fines for those who have already been convicted of any sort of alcohol or drug related crime. By way of example, a person who has been in prison for driving drunk of alcohol or drugs may be eligible to receive rehabilitation services for their problem instead of serving time in jail. The judge might even order the individual receive rehab, either alone or along with other sentencing. New offenders specifically are often given the ability to select a criminal justice client rehab rather than other sentencing, and it is highly recommended that they benefit from it if it's a possibility. The theory behind criminal justice client rehabs is that it is much more effective and efficient to invest time and effort into rehabilitation than punishment. Much research has been carried out to observe how effective this process is on recidivism rates, i.e. if the criminal justice client returns or not to criminal justice system following rehab. All indicators seem quite positive, and criminal justice clients that take part in rehab have better possibility of remaining out of the judicial system following rehabilitation.