Criminal justice clients in Lancaster make their way into drug and alcohol treatment programs due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these types of individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating these persons will be more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be very successful not only in healing and rehabbing this type of client in Lancaster, but also in helping them remain sober and in many instances away from the criminal justice system for good.