Criminal justice clients are people who are in any kind of drug treatment center due to alcohol or drug related crime. This will occur for example when someone is convicted of drunk driving or DWI, or any other type of drug related offense which has led the court to believe that the individual has any sort of drug or alcohol use issue. Not everyone has the option of getting involved in a drug rehabilitation facility as a criminal justice client, but if this option is ordered from the judge it is strongly advised that the individual do everything they're able to to get the most from this opportunity. Most of the time, other penalties and consequences can be entirely eradicated or lessened when the individual succeeds in rehab and completes the alcohol and drug rehab program which was ordered for them. Very first time offenders would be the most probable criminal justice clients because it has been established that criminal justice clients that do take part in rehab in lieu of other consequences have much lower recidivism rates than those who are ordered to jail time or similar consequences. In the end, it saves the court system both time and expense when criminal justice clients receive effective rehab.