Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of preventing repeat drug related crimes for individuals that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Lafayette that do agree to take part in treatment in drug treatment centers, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better opportunity of handling the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related crimes is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug rehabilitation programs in Lafayette in lieu of incarceration or other harsh punishment.