Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clients who are currently taking part in drug treatment facilities in Thornton and in the USA. Court systems in the country often find it more advantageous to treat men and women who have wound up in the court system for crimes relating to drugs, instead of penalizing them in vain with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more helpful to deal with the issue of drug or alcohol addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. Most who do not end up in drug and alcohol rehab will frequently wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab generally don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at remaining abstinent and out of the court system completely.