Criminal justice clients are a large portion of clientele who are currently taking part in drug treatment programs in Dexter and in the USA. Court systems in the U.S. are finding it more effective to rehab individuals who have found their way into the court system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them in vain with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more helpful to handle the problem of addiction directly, than to invoke these sorts of penalties. Most who do not make their way to drug and alcohol treatment will typically turn right back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehab frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at staying sober and away from the court system entirely.