Criminal justice clients in Big Bear City, California often end up in drug and alcohol rehab facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Some courts put these types of persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system because they feel that rehabilitating these persons is more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been established to be incredibly effective not only in healing and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Big Bear City, but also in helping them remain sober and in many cases out of the criminal justice system once and for all.