More than half of my career in Addiction Services has been devoted to providing services for persons in the criminal justice system. When one commits a crime that has substance abuse, possession of an illegal or controlled substance or alcohol consumption over the legal limit of 0.08 there are consequences that end up taking place. My experience has been that people are required to engage in counseling or educational services from a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. Due to the overwhelming amount of people that are receiving consequences sometimes persons on their first time of being punished with using substances or alcohol receive consequences that do not appear to be congruent of the charge. Paragon Salient Addiction Services primary responsibility for persons needing an assessment involved in the criminal justice system is to provide suggestions that would best fit the clients inability to manage life without using substances as well as inform clients and the court of the necessary steps to reduce the chance for a repeated action or to reduce recidivism rates and facilitate groups that would meet the requirements of the courts.