Criminal justice clients in Shafter, CA. make their way into drug and alcohol rehab facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system mainly due to the fact that they believe that treating these individuals is more productive for society and for the person, rather than putting them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been established to be very successful not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Shafter, California, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in many cases out of the criminal justice system for good.