Criminal justice clients in Pacifica, California often end up in drug rehab programs due to the fact they were convicted 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 judges put these convicted persons into the drug treatment system because they believe that rehabbing them will be more productive for society and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be very successful not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Pacifica, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in a lot of situations away from the criminal justice system permanently.