Criminal justice clients are a large portion of clients who take part in drug rehab programs in Atlanta and across the nation. Judges in the country often find it more advantageous to rehab men and women who have wound up in the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, rather than punishing them in vain with time in jail and other penalties. It has proven more effective to deal with the issue of drug or alcohol addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. The majority of who do not end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation will often wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug treatment generally don't make the same mistakes and have a better chance at staying sober and out of the court system entirely.