Criminal justice clients in Pierce make their way into drug rehabilitation centers due to the fact they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these types of persons into the drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabbing them will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them in jail with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Pierce, but also in helping them remain sober and in a number of instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.