Criminal justice clients are a large portion of clients who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug rehab centers in Longview and across the nation. Court systems around the country are finding it more helpful to treat individuals who have ended up in the court system for drug related crimes, instead of penalizing them in vain with time in jail and other such rulings. It is proven to be more successful to tackle the problem of drug addiction directly, than to invoke such penalties. Most individuals who do not wind up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation will frequently wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug treatment often don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at remaining sober and away from the court system completely.